Power from the people

The energy minister is doing it. David Cameron’s doing it. People are blogging it. Is DIY power generation going to be the next big thing?

And the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill, which is facing its final parliamentary hurdles when it comes before the Commons on Friday, has got all-party support to promote “micro-generation”, such as solar and wind power. The bill would introduce official targets for the growth of micro-generation – and there would be a “buy-back” regulation in which householders who produce a surplus of power would be paid a fair price by energy suppliers.

BBC