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Councils to sell green electricity back to the grid
9 August 2010
Welcoming today's announcement that from next week councils will be able to sell green electricity to the national grid, Friends of the Earth's Executive Director Andy Atkins said:
"This is great news - at long last councils will be able to earn money by selling green electricity generated from small-scale renewable projects to the grid.
"It is a real incentive for them to bring in new clean energy schemes that will benefit everyone in the area, including poorer communities.
"With budget cuts looming, the cash raised will be more welcome than ever, and should be used for schemes like making homes energy efficient, which will slash energy bills, tackle fuel poverty and create jobs.
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Notes to Editors:
1. Friends of the Earth led the successful campaign for feed-in tariffs (FITs), introduced in April 2010. FITs give guaranteed long-term payments to homes, businesses and communities for all the energy they generate from small scale renewable schemes up to 5MW (equivalent to two large wind turbines) such as solar panels and wind turbines.
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Published by Friends of the Earth Trust
Last modified: Aug 2010
