Solar households expected to give away power to energy firms
by Adam Vaughan from on (#45857)
Government confirms anyone who adds solar from April 2019 will not be paid for excess electricity exported to grid
The government has said households that install solar panels in the future will be expected to give away unused clean power for free to energy firms earning multimillion-pound profits, provoking outrage from green campaigners.
The mayor of London, big energy firms and environmentalists had urged ministers not to end the "export tariff" for solar panels under the feed-in tariff scheme, which is closing next year.
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