Solar panels have long been credited with being the future of electricity supplies in the UK, with our reliance on fossil fuels finally being limited as a result of the imminent point of no return where the pollution they cause creating a terminal problem for the planet and their supply finally looking to being extinguished. Twenty years or so ago, many didn’t believe the USA would even back down on its ‘gas guzzler’ culture, but in some ways, they’re embracing reforms in their lifestyles ahead of those of us that doubted them in the first place.
Back on home soil, we’ve now had at least half a decade of acceleration in the solar market, driven by a number of perhaps unexpected factors. First of all, European targets have been imposed that mean huge fines if we don’t start to tap into renewable energy. Successive governments made up first of Labour MPs, then their Tory and Lib-Dem coalition counterparts and now the first standalone Conservative government in a generation are keen to create incentives to encourage us to meet those goals.