How much can you earn from solar in your town?

From April 1st the Feed-in-Tariff, that pays you for generating your own electricity from solar panels (whether you use it yourself or not) will drop to 14.38p/kWh, but what does that mean in your area?
Based on the Energy Saving Trusts' calculations you can see how much you should expect to earn and save in your region each year:

• Scotland: £624
• North East: £635
• North West: £650
• Yorkshire: £643
• East Midlands: £655
• West Midlands: £661
• Wales: £667
• East of England: £672
• London: £688
• South East: £718
• South West: £742

Remember, these are estimates for a 4kW system, and the FiT is index-linked and should increase year upon year with inflation.


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How much information on solar energy can you handle?

Since last week when we updated the whole Solar Panel Quoter blog - we've been tinkering in the background ( "you know engineers - they love to change things" ) refining the look and functionality of your favourite one stop resource for all things renewable energy related.

Now we're about to take another major step......

We're a bit fanatical about page loading times round these parts. We're also very aware that our readers arrive from such diverse places as Twitter and RSS feeds as well as more general searches on Google and other search engines.

Very often, these links take readers to a particular post rather than the 'home page' which now has its own button (see navigation bar at the top of this page) so here's our big idea:

We're going to limit the 'home page' to showing just the one latest blog article. Readers can view previous stories via the listings at the bottom of the main pages or via the search archive facility. We feel this treats readers like adults by defining what's immediately viewable to either the post they followed the link for or if they arrive at our home page, then they'll see the latest renewable energy related news / information story.

We'll trial it from today for all next week - we'd love your feedback and we'll use it to actively make this blog an even better experience for you the reader.

Many thanks.

The Solar Panel Quoter Blog Team.

photo credit: joi

Which headline attracted you to Solar Panel Quoter Blog during March?

Can you believe it? No sooner had I finished February's round up of amazing posts here at Solar Panel Quoter - The Blog than it's time to put together March's round up of delicious, delectable, renewable energy posts.

Post about renewable energy that have circled the globe (and the blogosphere) and didn't we do well?

Click on a headline to view that particular blog post and once again, my thanks for your continued readership and patronage.

The award for best photo illustration during March goes to anyjazz65 for a picture of 4 cowboys that upon closer investigation reveals a hidden story - great detective fun!



March 2010 Blog Posts.
March 1st - Rising Energy costs rather than credits fuel solar energy interest.

March 2nd - Can green designers thrive in this economic climate?

March 3rd - North Tyneside energy plant runs on rubbish

March 4th - Pacific Ocean sinking in garbage

March 5th - Met Office will re-examine 150 years of data...

March 8th - Climate Change - It's not about "should I wear a scarf?"

March 9th - Could your 'green loan' carry forward to your homes new owner?

March 10th - The Government wants me to be a green driver - I thought I already was?

March 11th - Which light bulb will be outlawed next?

March 12th - The latest hybrid car (and yes, it's a Ferrari)

March 15th - An Apple a Day won't keep the Green Doctor away

March 16th - Slow down and save - container shipping fleet saves 30% per journey

March 17th - Pay back periods and other pesky nonsense...

March 18th - Grass cuttings to provide energy - go mow your lawn

March 19th - Watching your water usage in the shower

March 22th - Can you recommend a Solar Panel installation company?

March 23rd - Two-thirds still believe clean energy is best solution in climate survey

March 24th - Staffordshire housing associations ground source pumps not a green option

March 25th - Green Scientists under attack and they're not taking it anymore

March 26th - Homeowners leave feedback on home improvement companies - new feature

March 29th - Why do we use certain pictures to illustrate our blog posts?

March 30th - Renewable Heat Incentives - How much will it pay you?

March 31st - Will a Political Party's environmental policy earn your cross at the next election?

If you've made it to the bottom - well done! Why not reward yourself with an instant online quote for your solar panel installation (UK coverage) by visiting Solar Panel Quoter.