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Planning for solar panels
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 6th March 2009 at 11:59 am
Living in a listed building or conservation area doesn't mean that you can't have solar panels, as Anne Robbins' experience shows. You may, however, need determination and energy, and money for an appeal, if you want to leap over all the planning hurdles. Anne lives in a conservation area in Gre…
Posted in: General, Solar heat & hot water
Green party promises best finance scheme for microgeneration
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 16th November 2009 at 11:59 am
Proper insulation for every home and interest-free loans for domestic renewable energy are just some of the policies promised by the Green party if they win the next election. While it would be expensive, says Paula Black, Totnes councillor, and prospective Green Party parliamentary candidate for Ex…
Posted in: General, Energy efficiency, Solar electricity, Wind turbines
Is your council blocking your solar PV installation?
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 12th May 2011 at 11:05 am
A new campaign is calling for local councils to stop making it difficult for householders to install renewable energy. Government policy says that in most cases domestic renewable energy installations are permitted development. Yet this isn't stopping councils like Eden Valley in Cumbria from ma…
Posted in: General, Solar electricity
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