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Slowly it seems that microgeneration time may be coming....

Feed-in tariffs by April 2010 - if the tariffs are generous enough, and designed to step-change the UK microgeneration market - may make the difference. 

But capital up front remains a problem, particularly with an owner staying at his address for an average of less than 10 years. Low cost loans - possibly linked to the house not the owner - or ways to confirm the added value that microgeneration equipment may make to your property, will still be needed.

Just saw this from the Metro in London - microgeneration going mainstream ?

From: FIONA MACDONALD

'Make every building a power station.' That was the demand issued by a group of environmental and economics experts a fortnight ago when they came out with their Green New Deal.

It doesn't mean installing a steam turbine in your living room; microgeneration, or making your own energy, for decades the realm of long-haired families with glazed expressions, is stepping out of the fringes.

A few of the Ourpower team got to test drive a new electric car earlier this week in London. The NICE Car Company very kindly picked us up at Kings Cross station and we drove around North London a bit before heading back down to Euston where we then caught our train up north... 

We were very impressed - 50 mph top speed with a range of around 50 miles. 2p/mile to charge - 1.5 hours to charge 25% - 8 hours full charge. Clean, quite and efficient - what more do you want?

I can see electric cars taking off in a very big way - we think we'll wait will December when they are launching a 5 seater family electric car with longer range and a higher top speed.

Microgeneration could rival nuclear power, report shows