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With the new Coalition government in full swing, making cuts in public spending, it has now emerged that among the list of cuts announced last Monday was the axing of several government grants to enco ...

In addition to generating energy and reducing electricity costs, householders who generate excess renewable energy can sell this back to a utility provider for a minimum rate of 3p per kWh. Rates ma ...

The maximum government grant is £2,000 per Kw of installed capacity, subject to an overall maximum of £2,500 or 50% of the relevant eligible costs, whichever is the lowest. There is currently a £2,500 ...

What is a feed-in tariff? A feed-in tariff is a fixed rate per unit of electricity paid by your main provider for electricity generated by your PV array, as determined by the government. This will ...