On Nov 2, 1:04*pm, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:
On Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:27:23 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Renewable energy does not ..it says 'we want to save carbon, have a cash
handout for ONLY this technology or that technology' In short it doesn't
even work for *the reasons its promoted. That is the true state of
affairs.

Quite agree, if HMG was serious about saving energy they would be
spending the cash on things that save far more energy over longer
times spans. Like making sure all properties had good insulation and
glazing, not just the ones that are easy and cheap to do, ie those
with cavity walls. Maybe even giving similar incentives and the
guaranteed returns to renewable heat systems. The RHPP doesn't really
encourage people to install solar ho****er, the RHI is still very
much up in the air and the payments significantly less than PV.

/soapbox

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Cheers
Dave.

Yes. All true. My insulation was all retro fitted to an existing
house. So it is possible. I did all the work myself. I dunno how it
would work out if you had to pay someone.

The other thing they should do is make sure that all new houses are
zero energy. Easily possible for very little extra money
percentagewise.
Insulation standards need to be 4X what they are now.