The South West Grid is struggling to cope with ‘growth in renewables’ and hundreds of householders in Wadebridge are being offered cheaper electricity when the sun is out – the Wadebridge Sunshine Tariff.
Kevin Smith from community group Wadebridge Renewable Energy Network (Wren), which is running the scheme, said: “We want to shift electricity usage to when solar generation is at its greatest.
“And it’s likely that this shifted use of electricity during the day will be offset by corresponding reduced use of electricity in the evenings.”
The rate in Wadebridge in Cornwall will be slashed from 18p a unit to 5p a unit between 10:00 and 16:00 during the pilot scheme from April to September.
Find out more about the Sunshine Tariff in Wren’s booklet, here.
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