BALANCE

Like the next person I am intolerable to waste, in our household we recycle everything, glass, cans paper, plastic, clothing, shoes, even the food scraps get eaten by the chickens! – don’t get me wrong I’m not suggesting that we all mimic the TV series ‘The Good Life’ but ensuring that we are more sensible with energy is a minimum we should all commit to. Either we need to balance our needs against our usage or create a balance of enjoyment with conservation and sustainability. Hence my reasoning to be involved with a sustainable energy company, in fact it was an opportunity I couldn’t waste!

Maybe it’s partly a keen interest in the environment and partly the sales head rearing inside me – but the balance of FIT redemption against cost of installation is currently heavily in favour of the buyer, and an opportunity that should not be wasted! We awaiting the next potential FIT ‘nail’ in the solar industry on July 1^st this gives the UK Homeowner 30 working days to take advantage of two opportunities in front of them. Firstly the guaranteed 21p rate by buying solar (from £4500!) www.freetricitysales.co.uk  Or secondly, to take up our free solar offer before the rules change! www.freetricity.net

Dave Compton - Sales & Marketing Director. T. 0203 189 4500

Looking ahead

Last week was a bit frustrating with continuing DECC uncertainties, yet It was exciting to be the first company to launch a free biomass boiler offer for schools, leisure facilities, hotels, farms and the like. People who have dithered for months about having a free solar scheme are now complaining that we have to charge £495 for an EPC survey, realising they have missed the boat,  it will only cost them more from 1st July! Why are the Brits so cynical when it comes to evaluating a real 'no brainer deal' then complain when they miss out? Government having announced RHI for resi heat pumps in autumn, then delay to Spring and yesterday delay again to summer 2013, how do they expect businesses to invest and plan? then Camerons famous 'Green Deal' was suddenly bought forward last week from October to August! Could this be to do with needing a good PR spin about creating 25,000 new jobs? conveniently forgetting that 25,000 were destroyed on botched FIT reviews! And, can we be told what the FIT will be from 1st July please? so we can at least plan a few weeks ahead! Even so, what other business sector in the uk offers any better promises than Renewables?

Paul Williams - CEO