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Avoiding the solar cowboys
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 28th April 2010 at 10:01 am
Only one of 14 solar thermal salespeople proved worthy of recommendation in Which?'s recent investigation into solar panel companies. This is devastating news both for the industry and, more importantly, for people wanting to switch to solar hot water systems. Ten of the companies misled research…
Posted in: Heat pumps, Solar heat & hot water
'Free' solar panels are not a great deal, says Which?
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 5th October 2010 at 2:10 pm
Installations companies stand to benefit more than consumers from 'free' solar pv panels according to new research from Which?. They found that householders could save as much as £10,500 over the next 25 years by buying their own solar pv panels (to generate electricity) instead of signing up to…
Posted in: Solar electricity
Solar PV companies use dodgy sales tactics and give poor advice, says Which?
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 24th June 2011 at 10:29 am
Which? is calling for the MCS certification scheme and the REAL consumer code for solar PV installers to be improved and better enforced to stop companies using hard sales tactics and giving bad advice. In a recent investigation, the consumer champion asked 12 certified companies to survey a hous…
Posted in: Solar electricity
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