Free solar panels! Sounds too good to true! A recent article in the Guardian says most people are better off fitting they own panels and reaping the financial rewards offered with the recently launched feed in tariff for themselves. Be wary of 'solar for free' offers, householders told. guardian.co.uk, Monday 9 August 2010 14.43 BST Homeowners would be better off paying for their own solar panels, say experts. Photograph: Dan Chung Householders tempted by a rash of new "solar for free" offers could double their financial savings by paying for the panels themselves, experts have warned. The advice comes as installations of solar photovoltaic panels have exploded in the UK, with the number installed in four months in 2010more than doubling on the whole of 2009 since a government financial incentive was launched in April. Spurred by the new feed-in tariff scheme that pays small scale generators of green electricity, a glut of companies are offering to fit thousands of homes with solar panels for free. Under the "rent your roof" model.
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