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I Want to Use Solar Power

Today I saw some great news on the BBC news web page - Sorry I couldn't add the link to this story.

The story was how 800,000 social houses in the U.K. would receive free roof top solar panels. This will save families over £200 a year and will help reduce the U.K.s carbon emissions. It was great to see a good news story, it seems currently it's always a negative story.

I myself don't live in social housing and would like to install solar panels on my house. Unfortunately I just don't have the money. Instead I've chosen to go with an energy supplier who only provide energy produced by renewables.

I would really recommend taking a look at a range of green energy suppliers to my friends. There is perception these suppliers are more expensive but that's simply not true. If you shop around like you would with anything else you'll find prices are comparable to traditional suppliers and sometimes cheaper!

An opportunity to do something for the environment and save a few pennies in your back pocket.

The more of us who sign up to green energy the cheaper it will become and we'll be pushing our society to greener living, protecting our world.

This week the flooding disasters in South Asia and America served as a reminder to myself about the need for greener living. I will continue to try become greener in my living.
GeniUs · 56-60, M
I'm a huge cynic and my thoughts go through the following process:
Social housing - people who don't work or want cheap housing getting something the taxpayer pays for again.
I wonder which company will supply the panels and how they got the contract? Is there a connection between this company and a member of parliament?
This looks like an ad for the renewable energy provider of power.
Pjt2017 · 31-35, M
@GeniUs the BBC story didn't go into the link between government and company. Obviously this is a massive investment to achieve and it would be foolish to think the company was doing this for free - there has to be a profit source somewhere. I believe the source is that the company installing the panels are taking the feed in tariff for excess energy produced.

I disagree with your views on social housing tenets and would recommend watching a film called I, Daniel Blake. Many people who end up on benefits and social housing are there due to no fault of their own - a large group of those people work but unfortunately in low paid jobs.
GeniUs · 56-60, M
I'm not ignorant of how social housing works as my brother lives in it but he is surrounded by people who have no intention of ever working, my partner works in 'care in the community' and I also work with people who live in public property. I'm basing my opinions on what I see and what my partner relates to me. I know some people end up in public property through no fault of their own but even to get a decent property you have to play the system.
In addition to this after the government illegally (they broke the contract) cut short the last period of tariffs (ie changed the rate early) anybody depending on this as a source of income will be sorely disappointed and a large organisation simply would not get involved in this as their source of payment ergo I would expect the profit to be up front.
SW-User
I admire your attutude. I plan to do something similar when I am renting my own place.
Pjt2017 · 31-35, M
@SW-User thank you
Abbenthewarwolf · 18-21, M
WOW that's awesome.but I couldn't read all of your post it was too long my eyes hurt
Goralski · 51-55, M
How much is your monthly electric bill??
Pjt2017 · 31-35, M
@Goralski last month was £25, which is about average for us in the summer months. Obviously expect it to rise as we move towards winter. Why?
Goralski · 51-55, M
@Pjt2017 just curious. ..Europe with all its green energy has the highest electric rates
Pjt2017 · 31-35, M
@Goralski I suppose it's a matter of priorities and values. Pay more and protect the enviroment, the future for our children, or pay less and risk the future.

However in the U.K. £25 is seen as a very good monthly bill regardless of how the power was generated

 
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