Thursday, 24 May 2012

Social housing PV unviable unless FIT rates double

13 January 2012 | By Tom Lloyd

Incentive payments for electricity generated from solar panels need to be set at nearly double the proposed rate for installations to remain viable for social landlords, according to research.

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