"John Rumm" wrote in message
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On 04/06/2011 12:50, David WE Roberts wrote:

The proposed Green Deal
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cm...reen_deal.aspx

"The Energy Bill introduced to Parliament on 8 December 2010 includes
provision for a new "Green Deal". which we believe will revolutionise
the energy efficiency of British properties. The Government is
establishing a framework to enable private firms to offer consumers
energy efficiency improvements to their homes, community spaces and
businesses at no upfront cost, and recoup payments through a charge in
instalments on the energy bill."

This sounds remarkably similar to the deal where you rent your roof out
- no upfront cost but the proceeds go to a third party and the deal
stays with the house.

Not quire - in the sense that there are no artificial incentives to make
non economic or environmentally unsound options desirable. This seems to
be "markets" led solution and hence a far more sustainable one.

massive snip

In the bits I skimmed I didn't see anything to suggest that you couldn't
participate in the subsidised photo-voltaic scheme.
The rates are due to go down over the years but AFAIK you will still be able
to get a feed in tarrif in 2012.
It doesn't seem equitable that you can get the PV scheme for cash or use
your own loan but not use the Green Deal loan.
This makes the scheme far less attractive.
I would have expected that a lot of any calculated payback would come from
PV subsidy (assuming that the new rates are still reasonably attractive).

However, I did skim :-)

Cheers

Dave R
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