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Are Solar Feed-In Tariffs a Rip Off?

Posted under Solar, alternative energy, economics, solar energy, united kingdom.

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Image credit: Solarcentury

With the launch of the new UK renewable energy feed-in tariffs, the Government will now be paying every homeowner that installs solar panels and other renewables a guaranteed income in addition to the energy savings they are likely to reap. But some environmentalists are less than happy about it. In fact George Monbiot, who has previously called for a 100% cut in carbon emiss…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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