Solar pv generation

[biffvernon]

It seems the government have managed to upset the National Trust and the Church of England at the same time.

The Church of England and the National Trust have written to the government saying recent policy changes put community solar power schemes at risk.
They fear the changes "signal a retreat" in government plans to move towards localised renewable energy.
This week, the High Court ruled that a plan to halve subsidies for solar panels was "legally flawed", and MPs' committees said it was "panicky".
The church and the charity want a UK target for community energy.
Both organisations have tried to take a leadership role in developing community energy schemes.
They believe this type of project is being unfairly penalised by proposed changes to the feed-in tariff (FiT), the scheme that pays householders and communities a subsidy for producing solar electricity.
Their letter, to Climate Change Minister Greg Barker, is also signed by think-tank Forum for the Future and charitable consultants Carbon Leapfrog.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16304817

 

[Keithj]

Have I got to dust off the draft proposal to put PV panels on the Church roof? We were ready to discuss it when they changed the date, so we shelved it.

 

[Penners]

It seems the government have managed to upset the National Trust and the Church of England at the same time.

It's far worse than that. They've upset the National Trust, the Church of England and Biff Vernon.

 

[biffvernon]

At least you know who's on my side now

 

[tobydog]

Biff - couldn't resist posting this one. Have you had a visitation too?!!!

http://telegraph.newsprints.co.uk/view/13373271/tg2612253_matt%20cartoon_jpg

 

[biffvernon]

Very good, but if it's ghosts you're after, try this: http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/12/24/394877/ghost-of-climate-yet-to-come/