Blue and Green: Subsidies for solar power are 22 times less than people think, according to a new YouGov poll commissioned by the Solar Trade Association.
On average, respondents with a view estimated that solar accounts for 196 per year but in reality subsidy for solar only accounts for 9 on an average household bill of 1,300 a year. The median estimate was 100. Many respondents said they didnt know.
A survey on wind power earlier this year found that perceptions of the cost of wind were equally high....