Freetricity
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Clean technology |
| Founder | Ben Way |
| Headquarters | London, UK , U.K |
Area served | U.K |
| Website | Freetricity |
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.[1]
It is reported that the company has access to between $50 million and $700 million[2] in funding for the UK market. They are registered under the Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd's Renewable Energy Consumer Code (REAL).[3]
In 2012, the company entered the biomass heating system and heat pump market under the Renewable Heat Incentive [4] scheme.
They opposed the government Feed-in Tariff (FIT) cuts, in 2011.[5]
References
- ^ "Move fast to get free solar energy". Wiltshire Business Online. 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ BusinessGreen (2011-08-04). "The Secret Millionaire launches rooftop solar scheme". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Freetricity Plc - Members - Scheme - REAL Consumer Code". Realassurance.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ "Freetricity Free Heat Pumps and Free Biomass Boilers". Freeheating.net. Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ "House of Commons - HC 1605 Energy and Climate Change and Environmental Audit Committees: Written evidence submitted by Freetricity plc". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-25.