I can’t believe it has been a couple of weeks since I wrote my last post- this December has flown by and we seem to have been very busy all the way up to Christmas this year! This blog is about renewables and what is happening with Feed in Tariffs (FiTs) in the future… FiT Consultation results On Thursday 17th December DECC published a response … Continue reading FiT Consultation Results
The proposal is to reduce the FiT by 87% so if you want to look in to solar, everything has to be done, by 31st December. So if you are thinking about it- you need to do it NOW! That’s the gist of the rest of this blog, but please continue to read for more information on where the above statement has come from and … Continue reading If you want PV, do it now!! The Gov’t proposal is to reduce the FiT by 87%
According to the latest news on gov.uk, the RPA has received almost 8,500 completed forms… how are you getting on? We are getting very close to the 15th June deadline and if you need any help, this is the week to ask! If you do need help, contact James Fulton who is one of our top dogs on BPS at Berrys and would be happy … Continue reading Help with Basic Payment Scheme…
After writing last week’s blog about AMC loans (if you missed it, you can read it by clicking here), I thought I would write a little bit more about cash flow. With low commodity prices over the last 12 months we know that some people are facing cash flow issues. As with any business, cash is king. We can’t ignore the fact that £115/t is … Continue reading Dealing with farm finances and poor cash flow
Last week I received a .gov email alert with an article called ‘The bottom line for business: save energy, save money’ which I thought was interesting. The article was about the new Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) which launches in December. It talks about how big businesses are paying for five power stations worth of electricity each year they don’t need. However even reducing their … Continue reading Save Energy: Save Money: Renewable energy can reduce fixed costs and boost bottom line profit
I recently wrote a post Renewables: Solar update: Where we are now and Farming with and around them! which you can read here: https://blondeagadvisor.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/renewables-solar-update-where-we-are-now-and-farming-with-and-around-them/ I have updated this post this morning as we have now had confirmation that farmers will lose their right to claim subsidies for fields filled with solar panels from DEFRA. The press release starts: Farmers will lose their right to claim … Continue reading Subsidies for solar farms to be cut to help safeguard farmland
Last week saw the publication of ‘Agricultural Good Practice Guidance for Solar Farms’ which has spurred on my post about Solar, the first prong being- solar- where are we now? There are some interesting changes afoot… And the second being a bit about this publication which gives guidance on farming around / under a solar farm… Solar update So- where are we with solar at … Continue reading Renewables: Solar update: Where we are now and Farming with and around them!
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