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Solar panels for your home: A smart investment

January 29, 2013
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Considering installing solar panels for your home? Solar panels are one of the smartest investments a home can make these days, thanks to the UK’s feed-in tariff and the unprecedentedly low cost of solar panels. What does a household need to keep in mind when thinking about going solar? Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post [...]

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Solar Power the Answer for Condensing Boiler Upgrades

March 28, 2012
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With the April 1st 2012 deadline upon us, solar power installations in the UK must now abide by the EPC requirements to access the full solar feed-in tariff rates. One of the pivotal aspects with domestic homes reaching the ‘D’ banded EPC rating is the presence of a condensing boiler. This is because in combination [...]

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EPC Ratings Explained

February 10, 2012

With the announcement of Phase Two of the UK’s Solar Feed-in Tariff (FiT) emerging yesterday, the respective Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings and their relationship with the FiTs can now be reviewed. This article will explain what an EPC is, the ratings properties will need to access the full FiTs and how best to go [...]

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DECC Announce Phase Two of the UK Solar Industry for 2012

February 9, 2012

Today the Department of Energy and Climate Change announced the various policy changes that will affect the UK solar industry in 2012 and beyond. By and large the information has been received as better than expected, with EPC requirements not as high as was predicted and the 21p tariff rates ensured for installations following April [...]

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