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Taxes, fees: the worldwide battle between utilities and solar
2014-09-28 10:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A year after Spain, the sunniest country in Europe, issued notice of a law forcing solar energy-equipped homes and offices to pay a punitive tax, architect Inaki Alonso re-installed a 250 watt solar panel on a beam over his Madrid roof terrace. "The government wanted people to be afraid to generate their own energy, but they havent dared to actually pass the law," Alonso said as he tightened screws on the panel on a sunny summer day this month. He had removed solar panels from the roof last year....
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Category:Electronics and Electrical