11.01.11

Solar news 11 Jan 2011: home energy costs rise again. Solar value improves.

Solar panel users now have improved financial savings following widespread prices rises for gas and electricity. The BBC reported the following increases today:

• Scottish Power: gas up 2%; electricity up 8.9%
• Scottish and Southern Energy: gas up 9.4%
• British Gas: gas and electricity up 7%
• EDF Energy: no change before March 2011
• Npower: gas and electricity up 5.1%
• E.On: gas up 3% and electricity up 9% from 4 February.

“Behind every cloud is a solar lining”, commented Barry Johnston MD of solar Twin Ltd, suppliers of solar electric and solar heating systems in UK and Ireland.

The Oil price also rose at lunch time on 11 January 2011, briefly spiking at $97 according to the BBC oil prices page.

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