If they were only trying to scam us out of yet more of our income and cost was the only issue here, it might be just irritating, but there is something far more sinister going on, something that attacks the very heart of our status as free-thinking individuals, and our ability to progress as a society.

So, instead of pushing solar energy and helping home owners generate their own electricity the general idea both in the USA and the UK is to hike the price of electricity and gas to try to get you to use less energy.

If we wish to use renewable energy for our home then it would be a good idea to know what our current energy usage is. Basically carry out an audit of your energy usage in order to establish a base point from which to calculate your load requirement for your solar panels and wind power.