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   rockabye
   Member

   The UK Government has revised its solar photovoltaic (PV) feed-in tariff to take into account increases in the consumer price index. Feed-in tariff changes will come into effect on 1 April this year.

   According to Mitsubishi Electric, the UK solar PV market is already expanding rapidly as homeowners and businesses take advantage of the feed-in tariff programme. The new feed-in tariff figures will see an average increase of between £0.015-0.02/kWh of electricity, depending on the type and size of solar PV installation.

   http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/16428/uk-feedin-tariff-rise-will-help-fuel-solar-pv-demand/

   An associated post on UK renewables here as well.

   http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/16409/huhne-renewable-energy-key-to-uks-energy-future/

   Posted Wednesday 9 Mar 2011 @ 8:59:39 pm from IP #
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   rockabye
   Member

   QLD govt has announced a reduction in the maximum size of solar PV grid connections that can attract the 44 cent net FIT.

   "Mr Robertson said the Queensland Solar Bonus Scheme was one of the most successful schemes of its type in Australia.

   "For all its success, the government intends making one change to ensure the scheme remains cost-effective.

   "The solar bonus will be retained at the current rate of 44 cents per kilowatt hour.

   "However, we intend limiting the size of eligible individual solar PV systems to 5 kilowatt capacity and to just one system per premises.

   "The scheme is financed by all Queensland electricity consumers so we need to ensure it continues to provide value for money and doesn't force up electricity prices.

   "Most participating solar PV systems have a generating capacity well below 5 kilowatts and are used by homeowners simply to generate power for household use.

   "Recently, however, we have seen growing numbers of people invest in large scale solar PV systems up to 30 kilowatts simply to make money from the Solar Bonus Scheme with advertised returns of 15 percent per annum.

   "This money comes straight from the pockets of other Queensland electricity customers.

   "This practice is not in the spirit of the Scheme."

   http://www.dme.qld.gov.au/media_centre.cfm?item=1032.00

   Posted Wednesday 11 May 2011 @ 4:17:41 am from IP #
3. 

   Wisey
   Member

   Can understand their logic, but one must wonder how much it would cost to build a new coal fired power plant!!!

   You can't seriously tell me that a few hundred 30Kw solar farms aren't a better value for money proposition ... irrespective of how they are funded.

   Are we serious about climate change or aren't we??? Seems to depend which particular gov't department is postulating at any one time!!!!!

   Cheers

   Posted Friday 20 May 2011 @ 11:15:38 pm from IP #

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