UK solar “farms” collect more taxpayer funds than sunlight
http://joannenova.com.au/2018/04/uk-solar-farms-collect-more-taxpayer-funds-than-sunlight/
You may have thought that solar panels were designed to collect sunlight and convert it to electricity. But obviously the real aim of solar industrial plants is to attract government handouts and convert them into yachts. Solar farms receive more cash from green subsidies than selling the energy they produce “Total subsidy provided to solar electricity generators last year was about £1.2bn Energy producers were encouraged to start solar farms with generous handouts funded by a ‘green levy’ on taxpayers’ bills. But many of them now make the majority of their cash from the subsidy – instead of the electricity they produce. This was part of the £5.6billion subsidy paid to green energy producers, which critics say inflates household energy bills. Owl Hatch is the largest solar subsidy farm in the UK, harvesting £3.8million from captive UK taxpayers which allowed it to sell £2.5million of electricity. Supposedly, it can provide enough clean energy to power around 12,600 average UK homes. The 49.9MW Owls Hatch Solar Farm was constructed in just 12 weeks, showing just how fast subsidy sucking infrastructure can be created. Owl’s Hatch Solar park collected 65% more money from subsidies than […]Rating: 10.0/10 (8 votes cast)
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