Green energy feels the heat as subsidies go to fossil fuels

Community projects can slash household bills but the sector has ground to a halt in Britain - in contrast with schemes in EuropeThe number of people generating their own power has almost flatlined, with only one new group formed in the UK last year, according to the body representing grassroots energy organisations.Cuts to subsidies for homeowners to install solar panels and a "hostile planning approach" that has in effect banned new wind turbines are behind the "wholesale decline", Community Energy England (CEE) said in its 2018 State of the Sector report. Continue reading...