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Roof firm hits solar heights
PLOUGHCROFT Ltd has officially become the best qualified roofing firm in the country to fit photovoltaic (PV) solar panels.
The firm will help energy-conscious homeowners and businesses make the most of the Government's new Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) reward scheme.
Ploughcroft has not only taken the award for best business initiative for microgeneration technologies in the region, but it is also the first UK roofing company to be accredited for installing and commissioning PV solar panels under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme.
Managing director Chris Hopkins said: "The FITs deal essentially means that homeowners and businesses who install PV solar panels on a sunny south-facing roof, will be paid by the Government for the electricity they generate for the next 25 years, even if they use all of it themselves.
"So someone fitting, for example, a typical 12,500, 2.5kW PV system to their home will initially be paid up to 41.3p per kilowatt hour (kWh) generated, which is enough to reward them with up to 900 in the first year, on top of a 140-a-year saving on their bills.
"The payments are tax free, guaranteed for the next 25 years and have been linked to inflation.
"It's a real incentive for people to reduce their own electricity consumption and ultimately to export excess electricity generated back to the national grid."
Electricity prices are expected to go up by a fifth by 2020.
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