Green Light For Solar Energy Farm

..which wont need that power at midday in blazing june anyway. Cos they will all be on the beach,.

Yes, its not remotely viable. Its pure greenwash.

"In the end, Germany?s PV promotion has become a subsidization regime that, on a per-capita basis, has reached a very high level that by far exceeds average wages: Given our net cost estimate of about 8.4 Bn ? for

Eurozone greenzone stuff.

Iagine gtting a 150 grand a year grant per employee.

Golly. Even Tyneside doesn't go that far.

Write to your MP NOW and bitch. ITS YOUR MONEY THEY ARE SPENDING.

Viable? It is enormously profitable. The guaranteed subsidy harvest more than pays for the installation and maintenance cost..

Taxpayer subsidised. There are lots of far more sensible options we could be doing. Such as energy efficiency.

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Oh yeah. And how does commerce give us energy efficiency?

ISTR that's how we got CFLs!

tim

Which,if they delivered what they promised, are viable *without subsidy or legislation*.

It ought to be a case of 'silly you still sticking in those expensive

No need for any encouragement IF THEY WORKED AS ADVERTISED.

I've replaced the third in three weeks, This time with a 60W normal bulb. I am sick of the CFLs.

You can do it your self. House insulation thermal solar panels etc. Some people just want their hand holding.

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I know you can, but expecting people to DIY is hardly going to work as a government policy, is it?

tim

When someone comes up with a bulb that lights up my room I'll scrap the 100W bulbs that I use.

Until then I have no choice to continue because with the new namby pamby light sources that are available there isn't enough light in the room for me to be able to read things.

tim

Reading is elitist, and will be banned shortly.

Reading is anything but elitist, it's Chav central. I look forward to it being banned.