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U-turn over solar panels
David Cameron in U-turn over solar panels
Conservative leader had promised to increase payments to early adopters but the move has now been ruled out
David Cameron has reneged on a pre-election promise to reward early adopters of solar panels and other domestic green energy generation, it has emerged.
Under the "feed-in tariff" scheme introduced in April, owners of solar panels fitted to houses after 15 July 2009 are paid 41.3p per unit of electricity, while householders who put up panels before that date get just 9p.
Full article here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/10/david-cameron-solar-pa...