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Selling Your Energy
A feed-in tariff, or FIT, is a government policy mechanism designed to encourage investment in renewable energy. Eligible renewable energy generators (which could be farmers, landowners, business owners or homeowners) are offered long-term contracts for the electricity they produce. As a generator you will get paid for the electricity you produce, even if you use it yourself, and any surplus electricity you export to the grid.
As farmers and landowners, you have the ability to diversify into a new industry. There are a variety of options from which you can choose. You can provide a small plot of land for a single wind turbine at no outlay or risk to yourself and generate additional annual income from rent. Alternatively, you can invest in a medium wind turbine, providing yourself and your family with a substantial income for the next twenty years at least.
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UK FIT Scheme
The UK is the windiest country in Europe, with wind resources sufficent to power its energy needs several times over. Since 2007, wind energy has overtaken hydropower as the largest renewable energy source and has been the fastest growing renewable source for the last seven years. The Government’s Renewable Energy Strategy has set ambitious targets [...]
Ireland FIT Scheme
Ireland has some of the best wind resources in Europe. Up to June 2010, 1,379 MW of wind capacity has been installed in Ireland and a total of 110 wind farms had been connected to the grid. As a result, approximately 1.28 million metric tonnes of CO2 emissions were displaced by wind power. The Government [...]
