Tag Archives: Solar Panels

Give me sunshine – solar power on a Trafford church

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

The Guardian Northerner blog has a story MCFly readers will find interesting. Judicial review signals green light for community solar project An innovative community enterprise in Old Trafford has welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling last month over government plans to … Continue reading →

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Who can you (energy saving) trust?

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

MCFly got in touch with the Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre in Manchester today following rumours that their funding was being drastically cut in March. The manager I spoke to declined to comment and informed me that the query will instead been … Continue reading →

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The sun also… sets on solar panel scheme

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Plans to install solar panels on 3,000 roofs across Greater Manchester have been cut to just 600 roofs. Move follows the government’s decision to slash the feed-in-tariffs on December 12th. Manchester City Council’s Director of Housing Paul Beardmore today told … Continue reading →

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Solar Power and The Right to “No”?

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Manchester City Council is going ahead with a scheme to install solar panels across a swathe of North Manchester properties, to be in place before the end of March 2012. A councillor who asked whether tenants would have the right … Continue reading →

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