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Hydro-power: Can I Achieve This at Home?

When we think of hydro-power, we most often imagine the huge power stations sited in places like Wales and Scotland.

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Return of the watermills?

Up until the late forties when the electricity grid was upgraded to a national system and started to reach outlying rural areas, watermills were commonplace in many villages and towns across the UK where the giant water wheels generated electricity for the local population.

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The new feed in tariff rates are here

New Feed in Tariff Rates from April 2010 to March 2012 came into force from 1st April 2010 which offer payments not only for electricity you feed back into the grid, but you also get paid for the energy you use, and it's tax free!Add to this the money you'll save on ever-increasing electricity bills and you could be in for saving a tidy sum, as well as the planet.

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Click an image above to visit Government-Grants.co.uk 
to apply for the Generation and Feed In Tariffs. 
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Click the image above to visit Government-Grants.co.uk 
to apply for a grant for cavity wall or loft insulation. 

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When we think of hydro-power, we most often imagine the huge power stations sited in places like Wales and Scotland.

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Despite government commitment to helping homeowners to achieve reduced levels of energy consumption, the installation of a wind turbine still requires planning permission in most cases.

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If you would like to have solar panels installed on your home, you will need to make sure that the installer has been correctly certified to carry out the work.

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A recent investigation by Which? has discovered that many insulation installers are unable to give good advice to homeowners about whether their homes are suitable for wall cavity insulation.

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Any homeowner or business owner who would like to make money from their property could do so by investing in solar panels and taking advantage of the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT).

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