Mikes10 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I can hardly believe this. If George Osborne reads this he will probably introduce his own scheme! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24272061 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I can hardly believe this. If George Osborne reads this he will probably introduce his own scheme! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24272061 We all pay extra now for green policies.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Spain would tax fresh air if they could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I said it before. Once the green push takes hold, taxes will drop on the old methods and governments will look to tax the new methods. its called moving the goal posts to suit themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Surprised he hasn't already, it's probably crossed his mind. I reckon the renewable energy sources may be a goer to some extent but held back until it can be justifiably profitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfish1936 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 We are getting a media campaign in Australia about how much the solar electricity homes are costing the ref the community, because they don't pay big electric bills, and so the company has to charge the other users more, because of their fixed costs. So I expect we'll be seeing a "solar tax" soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 We are getting a media campaign in Australia about how much the solar electricity homes are costing the ref the community, because they don't pay big electric bills, and so the company has to charge the other users more, because of their fixed costs. So I expect we'll be seeing a "solar tax" soon. I suppose the issue could be that the people who generate all their power via solar will still be connected to the grid for backup purposes. .if they aren't buying their power from the grid then they won't be contributing to it's upkeep...maybe they should be billed a "standing charge" for the convenience of just being able to switch over to the grid should their equipment (or the sun) fail..? Just thinking out loud really.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Gunna be tough to enforce tho won't it? Say you have solar now on a feed-in tariff, you switch to a normal tariff and tell them you've taken the panels down. The energy company will have to send out someone to check every rooftop, and check those panels are connected to the house electrics?? What if you get solar panels fitted, but don't tell the energy company - will they have to send people round every couple of months to check people haven't fitted panels?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Gunna be tough to enforce tho won't it? Say you have solar now on a feed-in tariff, you switch to a normal tariff and tell them you've taken the panels down. The energy company will have to send out someone to check every rooftop, and check those panels are connected to the house electrics?? What if you get solar panels fitted, but don't tell the energy company - will they have to send people round every couple of months to check people haven't fitted panels?? I'm not sure what you mean? Could you clarify for me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 You (Spain) want to tax people who have solar panels right? How do you know who does and who does not have them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.