harborough energy
UK to scrap Feed-in Tariff scheme in April 2019
There will be no grace period for those projects in oversubscribed deployment caps queuing beyond 31st March 2019
The UK Government has announced plans to axe the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme from April.
It does not intend to… Continue reading
Sun set to shine on UK solar costs
Day 3 of our own solar installation at NBJ near Husbands Bosworth
The cost of energy produced by large-scale solar plants in the UK is set to fall to £40 per megawatt-hour by 2030, according to the latest findings by… Continue reading
Harborough Solar One Annual General Meeting
Th
e Annual General Meeting of our Community Benefit Society, Harborough Solar One was held on 22nd November at the Angel Hotel. The minutes of that meeting may be found on this website in the Governance pages.
It was… Continue reading
Important information about your home.
Would you like a warmer home?
You may be losing up to 1/3 of the heat in your home through your walls. If your home is in an area of Harborough District there are grants for cavity wall and loft… Continue reading
Energy Trends – latest report
There are some very encouraging statistics outlined in the latest Energy Trends report from BEIS
Total energy production was 0.1 per cent lower than in the first quarter of 2016.
Oil production fell by 4.6 per cent when… Continue reading
Ofgem proposes new protection for consumers from back-billing
Suppliers will not be allowed to back-bill customers for energy used more than 12 months ago under new proposals from Ofgem.
Back-bills mainly result from suppliers using estimated bills until they take an actual meter reading which may show that… Continue reading
Solar tax hike for schools
Background
The new hike in business rates on buildings with solar panel installations (#solartaxhike) is not a new concept and indeed the Solar Trade Association (STA) has been campaigning against this increase since the summer of 2016. In December 2016… Continue reading
A tenth of small businesses generate own power
More than one in 10 small businesses now generates electricity on site, according to new figures that underscore the increasing shift towards localised power production in the UK.
The Federation of Small Businesses said that 12pc of its members… Continue reading
An energy supplier league table is to be published
An energy supplier league table is to be published to increase transparency on the numbers of people on expensive standard variable tariffs.
- new measures to help more households benefit from the UK’s competitive energy market
- energy supplier league table to… Continue reading
Interested in local food and Drink?
Sustainable Harborough are building on their success with local food in the town. Work is underway to set up a community cafe in Market Harborough, to promote local food and drink.
A working group is coming together but they are… Continue reading