2134/8875
Philip Leicester
Philip
Leicester
A probabilistic determination of the impact of FiTs on fuel poverty
Loughborough University
2011
untagged
Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified
2011-09-29 09:28:04
Conference contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/A_probabilistic_determination_of_the_impact_of_FiTs_on_fuel_poverty/9432044
Policy makers and interests groups often make claims about the benefits of distributed renewable energy technologies. For example, it is suggested that renewables may have an impact on fuel poverty (Walker, G., 2008). This is uncertain and the research outlined describes a method whereby the potential impact on fuel poverty of solar photovoltaic technology (PV), as supported by the UK Feed-in Tariffs, can be tested. It is suggested that PV targeted at lower income groups may have a higher impact on fuel poverty but only approximately 6% of a sample of households were lifted out of fuel poverty.’