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Readers tips of the month - April 2012
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 27 April 2012 at 11:10 am
We're always keen to hear your tips about you make your homes and businesses more energy efficient - and how you get the best out of your renewable energy. Here's our favourite tips and stories from the past month. Chemeng says: "Our PV system has reduced our annual grid electricity usage by a…
Wattson Solar Plus helps me to get the most out of my solar PV
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 26 April 2012 at 7:45 am
Key to getting the best out of your solar PV system is knowing when you are producing more electricity than you are using. This is the time to do things that use the most electricity. Of course, this isn't always possible. If you want to relax in front of the telly in the evening, the sun…
The feed-in tariff is still alive & paying out - so why do so many people believe it's finished?
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 25 April 2012 at 11:42 am
The phones have stopped ringing for many solar PV companies, and my totally unscientific research indicates that the constant changes and media coverage of it are to blame for a widespread belief that the feed-in tariff is no longer available for solar PV. This couldn't be further from the tr…
Take time out from your day to be inspired
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 23 April 2012 at 11:34 am
Reading the papers or watching the news these days is pretty miserable. It brings a deluge of things that have gone wrong, and despite being a fervent news junkie, I find myself tuning out more and more often. So it was wonderful to spend last Friday being inspired by 20 amazing people who spend the…
Prices of solar PV and other renewable energy vary significantly: always get three quotes
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 16 April 2012 at 9:32 am
Getting three quotes was dinned into me in my first job. It was more than good practice - it was compulsory. Even though I was generally getting quotes from among the same pool of printers, I couldn't necessarily tell which would come in best on a particular job. It made sense, so it's something …
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