Company type | Public |
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Industry | Clean technology |
Founder | Ben Way |
Headquarters | London, UK, U.K |
Area served | U.K |
Website | www |
Freetricity is a company that provides residential solar power systems under the feed-in tariffs in the United Kingdom. It was started by Ben Way and Paul Williams who met on The Secret Millionaire.
Overview
It is reported that the company has access to between $50 million and $700 million in funding for the UK market. They are registered under the Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd's Renewable Energy Consumer Code (REAL).
Expansion
In 2012, the company entered the biomass heating system and heat pump market under the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme.
They opposed the government Feed-in Tariff (FIT) cuts, in 2011.
References
- "Move fast to get free solar energy". Wiltshire Business Online. 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- "The Secret Millionaire launches rooftop solar scheme". The Guardian. 2011-08-04. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- "Freetricity Plc - Members - Scheme - REAL Consumer Code". Realassurance.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- "Freetricity Free Heat Pumps and Free Biomass Boilers". Freeheating.net. Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- "House of Commons - HC 1605 Energy and Climate Change and Environmental Audit Committees: Written evidence submitted by Freetricity plc". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-25.