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Mr Wood. Thirsk, North Yorkshire. 

John Moore. Cumbria.

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Rebecca Smithers guardian.co.uk, Thursday 30 September 2010 07.00 BST

Energy companies' offer of free solar panel systems may sound attractive but consumers could save thousands of pounds even if they took a loan to buy their own kit. The rash of free solar panel offers being promoted to householders aren't quite the financial bargain they first appear to be, a consumer rights group warns today.
Using figures from the Energy Saving Trust, Which? reveals that consumers could save as much as £10,500 over 25 years – depending on where in the UK they live – by taking out a loan to buy their own system. [View the full article here]

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Cathy Debenham of yougen.co.uk, on 11 August 2010 at 8:54 am

Solar PV panels worth £10-12,000, installed on your roof, free of charge - it sounds too good to be true, but is it really? The 'rent a roof' model, as it is known, is proving attractive to installers and investors. A Shade Greener, Homesun and Isis Solar are just three of companies offering the service, and more will follow. So it's good for business. But is it a good deal for the consumer too? [View the full article here]

Cathy Debenham of yougen.co.uk, on 24 September 2010 at 8:53 am

Feed-in tariffs are only available if you are installing an MCS accredited product and using an MCS accredited installer. There's no margin for error on this, so it's worth checking that this is the case before going ahead with an installation. Without the feed-in tariff the return on your investment is massively lower.
The sudden rush of interest in solar PV panels (to generate electricity) has encouraged a few unscrupulous companies to enter the market. We’ve just heard about an elderly woman who was sold a 1kWp solar PV system for £8,000 (which is much too much), by one of these cowboys. This company had the MCS logo, and one for the REAL Assurance scheme on its website, but on further investigation it turned out that it wasn’t accredited by either. Not only has this woman paid over the odds, but she won’t be eligible for the feed-in tariff. [View the full article here]

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Emma Hughes of Solar Power Portal UK, on 27 August 2010.
Since the UK’s feed-in tariff was announced on April 1st, the dreaded door-to-door salesman has come out of his closet. Instead of offering you a new set of windows or a stylish kitchen, he’s touting the latest in solar power deals. These solar sharks are preying on the naïve, offering solar deals to those who don’t really know the ins and outs of renewable energy. [View the full article here]