Would it not make sense for the government to subsidise solar panels and heat pumps?
They could generate work for companies, increase employment in theory, and make it affordable for people to utilise greener energy. In turn we would not be as dependent on fossil fuels and their rising / fluctuating costs.
Genuinely interested to see if anyone agrees or disagrees… Maybe I’m oversimplifying things…
At the moment low income households can get a 100% grant to cover solar install. If you aren’t low income then you can benefit from 20% discount plus very favourable Feed In Tarrifs (the amount the grid pays you for generated electricity). Plug-in solar will soon be available opening up the market to very low cost installs for people with balconies but no other outside space.
For heat pumps they pay the first £7.5k of the install.
So in answer to your question, it does make sense and they are doing it.
James Mabey, a policy analyst at National Energy Action, a fuel poverty charity, said: “The consequences of energy debt include cold homes,
Right now, cold homes would be fantastic.
What about average British homes?
