YOU HAVE YOUR SAY
EVERY week, Money Mail receives hundreds of your letters and emails about our stories. Here’s what you had to say about our investigation into solar panels:
WHY YOU SHOULDN’T GET SOLAR PANELS, EVEN THOUGH THEY SAVED ME HUNDREDS
Money Mail, October 21
IF ENOUGH people installed solar panels surely the Government could avoid having to build more power stations, and with the subsidies paid to the energy firms they would save far more. The situation is completely illogical.
P. I., by email.
THE Government should make use of roof space on the thousands of warehouses and huge superstores across the country to install solar panels. There are billions of acres of space that could help generate green energy.
R. S., by email.
I HAD solar panels installed this year, but have decided to move home. I was told at the time this wouldn’t be a problem, but face the possibility of the sale falling through because the lease arrangement has been so badly put together. I wish I’d never bothered.
P. O., Northern Ireland.
IT SHOULD be made compulsory for all newbuilds to be energy efficient. That means everything from good quality insulation to double glazing and solar panels installed. The price for developers would be a fraction of what homeowners pay, and the benefits would be huge.
M. G., by email.
I THINK the Government has got this one wrong. All new homes that face South, or thereabouts, should have panels fitted. Why do they prefer to give subsidies to big companies rather than homeowners?
D. J., Doncaster.
MY ELECTRICITY bill since I installed solar panels 12 months ago was £375 cheaper than the year before. I don’t pretend to know much about how they work, but you can’t argue with the savings.
D. L., Hull.
I UNDERSTAND all the cost-saving and environmental arguments for solar panels, but as far as I am concerned they are an eyesore and I wouldn’t want them on my house.
F. Y., Bath.
IT WOULD make sense if energy companies paid to fit the panels to houses. They can buy them at wholesale prices and benefit from customers feeding electricity into the grid.
S. T., Norwich.
SOLAR panels would be better built on land that is of no use for agriculture, where they can be easily maintained and are not an eyesore. The Government should use subsidies to build such plants, then use the electricity produced to help reduce bills for everyone.
T. Y., London.