alan_m posted
On 06/09/2019 09:33, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Fri, 6 Sep 2019 08:07:54 +0100, Jeff Layman
wrote:

Maybe one for Harry's allotment?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019...ar-panels-can-
be-a-win-win/
Awful lot of unused space down to grass between the rows of panels.
If
they did it properly they'd plant something there.


Possibly a problem with harvesting to make it commercially viable.


In this country the farmers graze sheep on their solar farms. In this
way they can farm the solar energy subsidies while telling HMRC that the
land is still in agricultural use and is thus exempt from inheritance
tax. They'd even claim the single farm payment on it as well if they
could, but that did get stopped AIUI.

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Evremonde