Renewables just got a lot more interesting. From April this year, a scheme will be launched that encourages British homes and small businesses to generate renewable electricity by paying you to produce it. That means paying you for every unit you produce, up to 5 MWh a year — even what you use yourself. It [...]

The Energy Saving Trust kicks off 2010 by rolling out the Boiler Scrappage Scheme announced in the pre-budget report. It aims to improve Britain’s energy efficiency, to save people’s energy bills, and boost the gas fitting and boiler manufacturing industries. Three birds—one stone.

The scheme is not perfect, though: it missed a chance to make better use of EPC assessors, and it could even be open to a touch of abuse. All in all, is the Boiler Scrappage Scheme brilliant or flawed?