IT ALL went quiet on the “sun tax” front. Sparks had been closely following the highly controversial story and blogging on the situation since October 2013. My “breaking news” article “Spain Plans To Tax The Sun” even sent one local solar panel installer into panic mode resulting in lost advertising for an established local...
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“SPAIN APPROVES tax on solar panels – it’s a complete 180 degree about turn for Spanish solar energy, and a complete 180 for those who encouraged by government subsidizes invested in it.” reports Al Jazeera. As reported in my post “Spain plans to tax the Sun”, the Spanish government has a serious financial problem. It has...
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SPAIN IS a forerunner in the renewable energy industry, but reformed legislation now threatens to curb solar growth putting the small-scale photovoltaic market at risk. New measures could create major headaches for Spanish banks. Solar energy groups claim that the subsidy reductions could force solar energy companies into default. In the wake of the financial...
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