tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post4671415535904835027..comments2024-03-27T06:42:31.956+00:00Comments on Mark Brinkley (aka House 2.0): Half FITMark Brinkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-77291070240900833662011-12-09T13:58:49.367+00:002011-12-09T13:58:49.367+00:00Ian,
I cant buy into that idea. Methinks the more...Ian,<br /><br />I cant buy into that idea. Methinks the more the public sees PV on neighbours roof tops, the more they start to feel resentful that their neighbours are getting one over on them via their increased fuel bills.Mark Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-62653824730177447232011-12-09T11:56:11.800+00:002011-12-09T11:56:11.800+00:00> My problem is that I don't think the best...> My problem is that I don't think the best place for all this PV is on domestic roofs (esp east facing ones). <br /><br />See it from a political perspective. Why didn't we all just go out and fix global warming 10 years ago? It would cost no more than a medium-sized war, and we seem willing to fund plenty of those. <br /><br />One reason is that it all seems rather remote to the Ian Grove-Stephensenhttp://yacapaca.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-73862627019108204172011-11-21T09:04:37.238+00:002011-11-21T09:04:37.238+00:00Ian writes: The primary function of the feed-in ta...Ian writes: The primary function of the feed-in tariff is to stabilise and support the PV industry. In that sense, it doesn't matter very much where the panels are installed.<br /><br />Mark writes: Ah but it does. I've no problem with supporting PV as an industry to get it kick started. My problem is that I don't think the best place for all this PV is on domestic roofs (esp east Mark Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-801295318292258812011-11-19T09:38:08.680+00:002011-11-19T09:38:08.680+00:00Look at the big picture here. Solar PV has the pot...Look at the big picture here. Solar PV has the potential to power the whole world - but only at massive scale. We won't achieve that scale until prices come down by at least a factor of 10 - and we won't get prices down until demand increases to stimulate technical development. <br /><br />The primary function of the feed-in tariff is to stabilise and support the PV industry. In that Ian Grove-Stephensenhttp://yacapaca.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-68174324589485650362011-11-03T08:19:26.050+00:002011-11-03T08:19:26.050+00:00I think Mark is right to say a sign of an excessiv...I think Mark is right to say a sign of an excessive subsidy is that it still pays to put PVs in a sub-optimal position - ie even if you only got 75% of the return compared with a perfect orientation it was still worth it.<br /><br />Now the consultation on FIT throws another confused incentive into the mix: combining household efficiency with FIT. I'm fully in favour of efficiency, and think Alan Clarkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-67880523668679876142011-11-02T12:01:15.584+00:002011-11-02T12:01:15.584+00:00Yes, I'm not a fan of FITs either for a whole ...Yes, I'm not a fan of FITs either for a whole host of reasons. And yes, the lost opportunity of spending the resources involved in this PV installation on another one somewhere better is one of those reasons.<br /><br />However, don't knock east or west facing installations too hard; they're not that far down on a perfect south facing setup. I'd suggest playing with <a href="http:Ed Davieshttp://edavies.me.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-77037395432468324842011-11-02T09:25:41.279+00:002011-11-02T09:25:41.279+00:00Bob,
That rather assumes that people are aware of...Bob,<br /><br />That rather assumes that people are aware of what is going on and that an east-facing PV array is not the greatest idea ever thought of. The mad scramble for the 41p FIT seems to have trumped common sense.Mark Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-13677854231279105152011-11-02T09:09:45.429+00:002011-11-02T09:09:45.429+00:00I expect that's true but the company doing the...I expect that's true but the company doing the installation banks the cheque however the system performs.<br /><br />Solar PV is the new Double Glazing,<br /><br />To be super cynical "If a thing's not worth doing at all it certainly isn't worth doing properly"buildingstoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547733565964401449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-410608105312313052011-11-02T08:43:47.780+00:002011-11-02T08:43:47.780+00:00Mark,
You only get a subsidy for the electricity t...Mark,<br />You only get a subsidy for the electricity that you <b>produce</b> not just for putting the PV there. So if people want to waste money on east-facing roofs, isn't that their call?<br /><br />Bob IrvingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com