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Originally Posted by Windguy
No I don't, yes solar panels can be put on the roof of the house, but the renewables can be built anywhere, within reason for that country. It just means that green houses electricity are made for free for that house.
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So it will only apply to houses that have decent renewable energy generation potential? I ask because there are people in England that have had to be refused a wind turbine from suppliers because they really don't have any wind at the bottom of their valley so they will not get much electricity generated. Also in the bottom of valleys they may suffer from over shaddowing by the hills, reducing their solar resource. I'm not convinced that it would work for all homes in the UK. I could just be a bit cynical.
If it's only going to be applicable to some houses it sounds like an extension of the current UK planning regulations that require a certain percentage of the energy needs of new build developments (that are over a certain size) to come from renewable sources, unless it can be proven that there is not an adequate resource for renewable generation. So you would be extending it to cover all houses sold and for generation to be the maximum available at the site, rather than a fixed percentage. Am I wrong?
It does sound like an interesting idea though and it would be great if it worked.