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| 'Cashback' pledge for green power | 'Cashback' pledge for green power |
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| Households which contribute electricity to the National Grid are to receive payments under a new government scheme. | Households which contribute electricity to the National Grid are to receive payments under a new government scheme. |
| Communities will be encouraged to generate wind, water and solar power, and be paid for how much they produce. | Communities will be encouraged to generate wind, water and solar power, and be paid for how much they produce. |
| Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband said the project will "help create the clean energy of the future". | Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband said the project will "help create the clean energy of the future". |
| He denied reports the government's energy strategy will cost each UK family £230 a year but admitted there will be "upward pressures" on prices. | He denied reports the government's energy strategy will cost each UK family £230 a year but admitted there will be "upward pressures" on prices. |
| Mr Miliband also told BBC One's The Andrew Marr Show an agreement at the G8 summit that global temperatures should not rise more than 2C above 1900 levels was "very significant", because it meant governments will have to "put offers on the table to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions". | Mr Miliband also told BBC One's The Andrew Marr Show an agreement at the G8 summit that global temperatures should not rise more than 2C above 1900 levels was "very significant", because it meant governments will have to "put offers on the table to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions". |
| 'Feed-in tariffs' | 'Feed-in tariffs' |
| The Sunday Mirror newspaper reported that plans to cut carbon dioxide emissions in the government's Renewable Energy Strategy - due to be unveiled on Wednesday - would mean an average annual increase of £230 on household fuel bills. | The Sunday Mirror newspaper reported that plans to cut carbon dioxide emissions in the government's Renewable Energy Strategy - due to be unveiled on Wednesday - would mean an average annual increase of £230 on household fuel bills. |
| Mr Miliband said he did not believe the figure was accurate, but acknowledged that "whatever route we go down", prices were likely to rise. | Mr Miliband said he did not believe the figure was accurate, but acknowledged that "whatever route we go down", prices were likely to rise. |
| Individuals and communities can both play their part in the kind of clean energy revolution that we need Ed Miliband | Individuals and communities can both play their part in the kind of clean energy revolution that we need Ed Miliband |
| He said the "high-carbon route" would mean a greater dependence on imports and exposure to price fluctuations, while the alternative "low carbon future" - which he said was "the right way to go" - would mean "mean some costs to transition". | He said the "high-carbon route" would mean a greater dependence on imports and exposure to price fluctuations, while the alternative "low carbon future" - which he said was "the right way to go" - would mean "mean some costs to transition". |
| Mr Miliband added: "My job is to counter those effects as much as I possibly can - helping people with energy efficiency, and having tough regulation for example." | Mr Miliband added: "My job is to counter those effects as much as I possibly can - helping people with energy efficiency, and having tough regulation for example." |
| Ed Miliband tells Andrew Marr that energy plans will mean "big changes" to people's lives | |
| Speaking earlier, Mr Miliband told the BBC that the plan to give payments to households for contibuting electricity to the National Grid from April 2010 will mean "we can harness people's enthusiasm for getting involved" in tackling climate change. | Speaking earlier, Mr Miliband told the BBC that the plan to give payments to households for contibuting electricity to the National Grid from April 2010 will mean "we can harness people's enthusiasm for getting involved" in tackling climate change. |
| He added: "Individuals and communities can both play their part in the kind of clean energy revolution that we need." | He added: "Individuals and communities can both play their part in the kind of clean energy revolution that we need." |
| At present, anyone in the UK who feeds electricity into the National Grid can get a reduction on their fuel bills through smart meters. | At present, anyone in the UK who feeds electricity into the National Grid can get a reduction on their fuel bills through smart meters. |
| But ministers hope that the promise of cash in people's pockets will encourage them to seek new ways of generating their own power. | But ministers hope that the promise of cash in people's pockets will encourage them to seek new ways of generating their own power. |
| Similar "clean energy cash back" schemes already operate in 19 European countries including Germany. | Similar "clean energy cash back" schemes already operate in 19 European countries including Germany. |
| Critics warn that small-scale production is expensive and projects may require government subsidy. | Critics warn that small-scale production is expensive and projects may require government subsidy. |
| In Germany, whole towns have grouped together to buy wind turbines, build biomass plants and erect solar panels on all private houses. | In Germany, whole towns have grouped together to buy wind turbines, build biomass plants and erect solar panels on all private houses. |
| They are then paid a guaranteed fixed price for every kilowatt of energy they produce - a higher sum than for electricity made from fossil fuels in traditional power stations. | They are then paid a guaranteed fixed price for every kilowatt of energy they produce - a higher sum than for electricity made from fossil fuels in traditional power stations. |
| Three wind turbines can make £15,000 a year for a single village. | Three wind turbines can make £15,000 a year for a single village. |
| Since so-called "feed-in tariffs" were introduced in Germany, some 400,000 homes, particularly in the sunnier south of the country, have installed solar panels. | Since so-called "feed-in tariffs" were introduced in Germany, some 400,000 homes, particularly in the sunnier south of the country, have installed solar panels. |
| But the government has had to subsidise such projects in order to keep them viable. | But the government has had to subsidise such projects in order to keep them viable. |
| At present, only about 2% of Britain's energy comes from renewable sources, but the government has pledged to increase that to 15% within the next 12 years. | At present, only about 2% of Britain's energy comes from renewable sources, but the government has pledged to increase that to 15% within the next 12 years. |
| Would you contribute electricity to the National Grid? Send us your comments using the form below. | Would you contribute electricity to the National Grid? Send us your comments using the form below. |
| The BBC may edit your comments and not all emails will be published. Your comments may be published on any BBC media worldwide. Terms & Conditions | The BBC may edit your comments and not all emails will be published. Your comments may be published on any BBC media worldwide. Terms & Conditions |