Last month, I was talking about a way people in the UK could get money from the government (Feed in Tariffs) every year for 25 years just for installing solar panels.
Now, I see that there's a UK company that offers to install your solar panels for free! That's right: So long as your roof is more-or-less south facing and big enough, a company called HomeSun will install it for free AND provide free maintenance for 25 years.
So what's the catch? Well, at the moment, I've not spotted one. They make their money by getting the Feed in Tariffs paid to them rather than you. You still get savings on your electric bill (up to a third off) and, if you decide you want to get the tariffs yourself at some stage, you just buy the system back off HomeSun at a reduced cost.
On the face of it at least, this looks like a game changer. It could encourage huge numbers of people to get solar panels who'd otherwise never consider them. Initial take-up may be slow though. I think many will hold back until they know HomeSun are for real. Once the company gets past that barrier, things should snowball.
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