End of domestioc solar power in UK?

[The Natural Philosopher]

[Jethro_uk]

That article is in the wrong place. Fuck all to do with science and technology and everything to do with dodgy business schemes. It should be in the consumer rights or business sections.

Luckily I don't pay for the Daily Mail.

[Marland]

If only it wasn?t a typical Newspaper headline that hides the detail further down that it applies to installations after a certain date.

Hopefully Harry only half read as usual and is now changing his Tena men?s.

GH

[AnthonyL]

I wondered why my next door neighbour, a Scot, had panels installed by Eon last month. And on a Easterly facing roof with a hill immediately behind, sunrise isn't till after 10am. Should do really well.

[The Natural Philosopher]

neither do I.

In fact I only found that following a link from elsewhere. The Mail is not even amusing, like the express is.

[The Natural Philosopher]

We can but hope. He never reads his own links.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Scots are known for working incredaibly hard to avoid working as a way of making money.

Its very strange.

I think they all have scrapie from eating haggis

[Andy Burns]

No hanging about ...

[The Natural Philosopher]

... coincides with Brexit.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

By the headline, Turnip thinks the sun will cease to shine in the UK. It that down to Brexit too?

[Dave Plowman (News)]

But good to know you search all newspapers to find things to back up your flawed arguments.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Any other country you'd like to stereotype while you're at it?

But it certainly proves the little Englander mentality you've oft been accused of.

[The Other Mike]

Well it has been a bit dull lately. I blame the French and the Americans.

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[harry]

I got another 18 years to run. They have long paid for themselves. Income is non-taxable and inflation linked. £2,500/year and rising.(Not including electricity savings.)

Plus my electricity bill is around £400/year. (No gas) Plus my electric car runs off it in Summer.

Eat your heart out TurNiP. Who's the silly boy then?

It could be argued that my house/car runs off nuclear fusion.

[Tim Streater]

And it's theft from other electricity users.

[harry]

They're a lot cheaper now than when I bought mine. Facing East/West cuts generation by around 25%. Not much power is generated before 10am anyway. He's probably looking at around 35% less than optimum.

Dunno about Scottish weather. THAT could be a problem.

They are at the point when no subsidy is needed. Especially if you are at home through the day and can take advantage of the free electricity. And not intending to move house.

Last Summer was good, recent weather not good. I keep close statistics.

[harry]

My mother was Scottish and my father from Yorkshire. A Yorkshireman is like a Scotsman STRIPPED of his generosity.

And we're reet proud of that. You tell a Yorkshireman he's a tight bugger and he considers it a compliment.

[harry]

Just read the article. Usual DM bollix. All power generated is paid for, not just that exported. Some people have it fixed so they export almost nothing.

[Another John]

Maybe solar panels will be funded in the future, in a negative way, by a meteoric rise in energy bills.

I was briefly tempted to look at panels again when I learned about this a couple of weeks ago. Decided that with just the two of us, and both miserly/conscientious, and at our age ... it's nowhere near worth it.

(I looked hard before, at the beginning, when it was some ridiculous bounty per KW -- 45p was it? We have a large roof facing directly south on the side of a hill. Even then it wasn't worth the outlay.)

J.

[Andy Burns]

No, the decision to end the generation tariff was already taken, this is the decision to also end the export tariff.