Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the main greenhouse gases which causes climate change. Around 45% of the UK's man-made CO2 emissions come from energy we use everyday, at home and when we travel. By reducing our personal CO2 emissions, we can all play an important part in helping to prevent climate change and lower our energy bills!
Earn cash through Microgeneration
Generating your own energy using green renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar power is known as microgeneration.
Although Microgeneration technologies are expensive, incentive schemes such as the Feed in Tariff (FIT) can make your investment very attractive as the returns are tax free and make sound economic sense as well as realising you savings.
The FIT available April 2010 and the proposed Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) available April 2011, have replaced grants which were previously provided through the governments Low Carbon Buildings Programme.
7 good reasons to generate your own energy
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Reduce your home's CO2 emmisions.
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Get paid for the electricity you use
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Get paid for the surplus electricity that you don't use.
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Manage constantly increasing energy costs.
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Increase the value of your home.
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Receive tax free incentive payments.
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Government payments are guaranteed for 25 years.
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Electricity is created by Solar PV panels. You are paid for each unit of electricity you generate.
You import electricity from the grid when you need additional energy.
You export electricity back to the grid when it is not used for which you are paid an export tariff.
You use the electricity you generate meaning that you do not import from the grid, therefore no cost.
