Green Energy News - Renewable Heat Incentive

The RHI (Renewable Heat Incentive) has been making news oon the Scottish energy scene of late. Basically the scheme is there to encourage people and business to go for renewable heat sources, with interest free loans for the purchase of solar panels, heat pumps and so on.

This one doesn't look like it will kickstart a green craze across the UK but it will be extremely useful for people who are looking to get the equipment anyway or who maybe needed the extra incentive to go for it.

According to the Energy Saving Trust's website, the cost of getting solar panels is about 12000 for a 2.2 kilowatts system. Not mega cheap, but the site also says that a 2.2 system can actually generate about 40% of the average households electricity needs, meaning that you get the rest from your Scottish electricity provider (if you're in Scotland, obvs) but not paying as much as you used to.

The RHI is bound to continue to make the news as it's rolled out - we'll report back on it here when we begin to see what the uptake is like.

 

 

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