Freetricity
{{Infobox company
|name = Freetricity Plc
|logo = Freetricity PLC logo.gif
|type = Public
|industry = Clean technology
|founder = Ben Way
|location_city = London, UK
|location_country = U.K
|area_served = U.K
|homepage = {{URL|www.freetricity.org/}}
}}
Freetricity is a company that provides residential solar power systems under the feed-in tariffs in the United Kingdom. It was started by Ben Way and Paul Williams who met on The Secret Millionaire.{{cite web|url=http://www.wiltshirebusinessonline.co.uk/news/9553521.Move_fast_to_get_free_solar_energy/ |title=Move fast to get free solar energy |publisher=Wiltshire Business Online |date=2012-02-24 |accessdate=2012-09-25}}
Overview
It is reported that the company has access to between $50 million and $700 million{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/aug/04/secret-milliolnaire-rooftop-solar-scheme |title=The Secret Millionaire launches rooftop solar scheme |work=The Guardian |date=2011-08-04 |accessdate=2012-09-25}} in funding for the UK market. They are registered under the Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd's Renewable Energy Consumer Code (REAL).{{cite web |url=http://www.realassurance.org.uk/scheme/members/00042044-freetricity-plc |title=Freetricity Plc - Members - Scheme - REAL Consumer Code |publisher=Realassurance.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-09-25}}
Expansion
In 2012, the company entered the biomass heating system and heat pump market under the Renewable Heat Incentive{{cite web |url=http://freeheating.net/about.php |title=Freetricity Free Heat Pumps and Free Biomass Boilers |publisher=Freeheating.net |date= |accessdate=2012-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826103210/http://www.freeheating.net/about.php |archive-date=2012-08-26 |url-status=dead }} scheme.
They opposed the government Feed-in Tariff (FIT) cuts, in 2011.{{cite web |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmenvaud/1605/1605vw25.htm |title=House of Commons - HC 1605 Energy and Climate Change and Environmental Audit Committees: Written evidence submitted by Freetricity plc |publisher=Publications.parliament.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-09-25}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.sunpvsolar.com/ Solar Micro Inverter]
- [https://www.fullsent.de/ Fullsent Solar Panel]