BRITISH MEP CALLS FEED-IN-TARIFF SYSTEM ‘WASTEFUL AND UNSUSTAINABLE’
July 1st, 2011
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
THE BRITISH government's attempts to try and meet the European Union (EU) 2020 renewable energy goals through feed-in tariff payments for household energy production have been attacked by Conservative MEP Roger Helmer, who calls these tactics "absurdly over-generous" and unsustainable.
Feed-in-Tariffs (FITs) first became available in the UK in April 2010, as a solution towards helping Britain play its part in helping the EU hit its 20% renewable energy usage targets across all member states by 2020. Similar measures have been introduced ...
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