THE STATUS OF THE UK DOMESTIC PV MARKET - A REVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF THE LOW CARBON BUILDINGS PROGRAMME

摘要

As the issue of climate change rises up the agenda, coupled with high fuel prices, many householders are looking for ways to reduce their energy bills and carbon footprint. Alongside energy efficiency and other small scale microgeneration devices, solar photovoltaics are seen as a key means of achieving this [1]. To this end, the government has instigated the Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP) - a capital grant scheme to support the adoption of new technology [2]. This work examines installation and cost data from the domestic stream of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme, to assess the current state of the domestic PV market in the UK.