Did the Solar Tariff cuts raise the solar profile?

"get your foot on the solar tariff ladder"

The number of newly MCS accredited companies continues to grow and our own Solar Panel Quoter - Instant on line solar panel quotes - website has never been busier.

Recalling an earlier figure that months after the launch of the solar feed-in tariffs, 65% of homeowners were still completely unaware the tariffs existed, you do wonder whether the recent high media profile given to the December 12th tariff reductions, has actually done the industry a favour (and furthered 'green' awareness).

Or are homeowners, having seen one tariff reduction, keen to get a foot on the solar tariff ladder before April 2012's full review?

Click here to get your own instant solar panel installation quote today. Our online quotes reflect the new lower installation prices being charged as the cost of the panels themselves continues to fall.

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Boo-hoo - Girl Guides miss out too, following solar tariff cuts

'girls just want to have... solar panels'

Whilst many homeowners rush to get their solar panel installation completed before the tariff cut deadline of next month, spare a thought for the many community based installations that will now be re-thought or dropped altogether.

Installations like the one Click Green reported on, where a Girl Guides' campsite, which was to undergo a £13,000 solar panel installation, after the organisers had raised the thousands needed, looks in jeopardy, after they reveal there simply isn't time to get the structural engineers report completed in time.

The camp site was hoping to use the tariff money to re-invest in the camping site at Benfleet, Essex, but the whole project now looks in doubt.

Read Click Green's excellent article in full here.

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Solar tariff cuts - one week on

One week on from the Governments feed-in tariff cuts, it's becoming clear that, as with any financial decision these days, there are winners and losers.

It's the losers that have inevitably drawn the most press, and with good reason, as the tariff cuts have meant the shelving of most residential projects that would have seen solar panels installed on social homes, helping reduce residents energy bills, whilst making a tidy profit for the investors and local councils etc.

Birmingham Council has said it will continue with plans to install solar pv (electricity generating) panels on 1,200 homes. According to Inside Housing - Brighton & Hove say the tariff cuts will make their social housing project "very difficult".

The effects at Solar Panel Quoter have also been noticed, with a sharp decline in 'Free install' enquiries, whilst many of the 'paid for' installation enquiries have been keen to beat the 12th December deadline by getting their installations completed asap.

And we've also seen a lot of new Solar Panel Installers, join our homeowner matching service too.

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