Green energy is becoming more popular.
Last week I reported that concerns had been raised over how much of an incentive the government’s Clean Energy Cashback scheme offers business energy customers.
According to reports, the return on investment for this scheme seems likely to be between five and eight per cent, and business energy customers – unlike private consumers – will be taxed on anything they earn through the scheme.
However, Ben Cosh, Managing Director of The Green Company (which manufactures PV solar panels and wind turbines) has taken part in an interview with GreenWise, in which he raises some interesting points, arguing the scheme could be good for businesses.
Similar schemes already exist in more than 45 countries, with Germany and Spain among the most successful. For suitable sites, Cosh says, nominal returns could be up to ten per cent.
Most business energy customers will agree that, with all the scare stories currently circulating about outages and extortionate costs predicted for gas and electricity in the future, something has to be done, and if businesses can cut their overheads and contribute to the development of renewables at the same time, this can only be a positive thing.
But right now, many business energy customers will be worried about current energy costs, while at the same time having to devote most of their own energy to helping their business grow again on the road to recovery.
Keeping track of renewal dates for business gas and business electricity content can be tricky with so many other things on your mind. That’s why we at Energy Advice Line offer a free contract renewal reminder so you don’t miss this important deadline and end up missing the date to serve your termination notice for electricity and gas if you want to switch supplier.
We also offer free and impartial advice on all aspects of switching to the best-priced supplier, helping you keep your business on track.
Read the full GreenWise interview with Ben Cosh here: http://www.greenwisebusiness.co.uk/news/the-green-companys-ben-cosh-why-the-feedin-tariff-is-good-for-business-1128.aspx
Picture credit: CCA: Solar panels and windmill by Dave Dugdale http://www.solardave.com
Tags: Business Energy, Green energy
