1st February 2012 - Revisions to Feed-in-Tariffs for Solar Photovoltaics installations

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On January 25th, the Government lost its appeal against the Court ruling in December that its proposals to change the FiT tariff rates for solar PV were unlawful. However, the Government is now seeking leave to appeal to the higher level, the Supreme Court. They have 28 days from the judgment on 25 January 2012 to apply. It is not known whether the Government will be granted leave to appeal nor how long it will take for them to find out.

This means that the Government cannot legislate to apply new tariffs from 1 April 2012 to installations that took place between 12 December 2011 and before 2 March 2012. The Government did however lay legislation to reduce the tariff for new installations in Parliament on 19 January 2012. It will come into effect on 3 March 2012 and will apply to all installations with an eligibility date on or after this date. What this means is that any installation that takes place between 3 and 31 March will receive 43.3p/kWh in respect of generation until 31 March 2012 and 21p in respect of generation after 1 April 2012.

Until the outcome of the appeal is known, the Government cannot provide any certainty to consumers with installations that take place between 12 December 2011 and 2 March 2012. However, the Government has confirmed that these consumers will not receive a tariff lower than 21p (plus RPI index link) for 25 years.

It might be that a customer who installs between these dates will end up getting 43.3p/kWh for the whole 25 years but this is far from certain at the moment and this expectation must not be the basis for your decision to proceed.

Although the situation is currently not clear, we at ecoEnergiesUK firmly believe that a tariff of 21p/kWh still represents a good return on your investment. PLUS, remember you benefit from free electricity AND you get paid for any electricity generated but not used.

Speak to one of our team to find out how a Solar PV installation is a sound decision.

 

 

 

4th January 2012 -Eco Energies helps over 50 customers beat December FiT reduction deadline!

The team at Eco Energies is proud to announce that we completed over 50 installations in the 5-week run-up to the recent FiT reduction deadline.

Following the governments announcement at the end of October, we experienced high demand, but with the dedication and commitment of our staff, we were able to ensure all installations were completed and registered in time to ensure customers received the highest possible rate under the FiT scheme.

The dust having settled, we are now continuing with our usual more varied mix of business. As well as solar PV, this includes ground- and air-source heat pumps, solar thermal, underfloor heating and rainwater harvesting.

  

 

December 2012 -Primary school children see renewable benefits first-hand!

Eco Energies recently completed a 3.76kW Solar PV installation at Summercourt Community Primary School.

In order to maximise the south-facing roofspace, the installation was split into two arrays, each with 8 Bosch solar panels and each with a net system capacity of 1.88kW.

Each system has its own generation meter, giving the children two opportunities to observe the complete process of electricity generation, from seeing the roof-mounted panels to watching the meter record the generation of electricity.

These children are probably more aware than most of the benefits of renewable technologies!

 

December 2012 - Cornwall County Council commits to renewables on community buildings

Cornwall County commits to renewables on community buildings

Working with consultants H20K, Eco Energies completed the installation of 3 Bosch Solar PV systems on three community buildings during early December.

Driven by Cornwall County Council's urge to reduce it’s operating costs and carbon emissions, the buildings are benefiting from generating their own electricity and also receiving payments under the Feed-in-Tariff programme.

 

1st November 2011 -Eco Energies offers customers the chance to view Solar PV installation

Eco Energies offers customers a chance to visit its offices at Bodmin and see electricity being generated in real time.

The 4kW Mitsubishi installation has been generating since July 2011, and has so far exceeded all expectations.

Anyone considering this exciting technology is welcome to come and view the installation; simply call the office first on 01208 264 786 to make sure one of our consultants will be on hand to show you around.

 

26th October 2011 - Eco Energies chosen to install energy-efficient package at The Walled Garden

Able to offer a wide range of renewable technologies, Eco Energies was the natural choice for the owner of The Walled Garden, who wanted to work with a company specialising in energy-efficient products.

With an air-source heat pump, solar thermal and underfloor heating chosen, Eco Energies were able to provide a complete supply and installation service.

Together with the high levels of insulation in the property, these technologies will help reduce energy consumption, energy cost and carbon emissions. 

 

The Walled Garden