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Paul Blomfield MP visits new Solar Energy company

Sheffield based solar energy installers TDFM Solar have met with Paul Blomfield, MP for Sheffield Central, to discuss the recent launch of their new solar energy company.

After the last Government introduced energy Feed-in Tariffs, TDFM Solar directors Daniel Fenlon and Thomas Morley decided to enter the green energy. New government Feed-in Tariffs– already hugely successful in mainland Europe – mean that owners of zero-carbon energy generators like solar panels will now get paid for each kilowatt of electricity they produce.

The new Feed-in-Tariffs will significantly boost the solar energy market and enable solar energy to become a powerful form of financial investment as well as an environmentally friendly way of producing electricity.

Thomas Morley, Director of TDFM Solar said: “In Sheffield, a well situated average sized solar electrical generator would be expected to generate over £20,000 profit in twenty-five years, and will pay for itself in under ten. There is more than enough sunlight in this country to provide a good proportion of a household’s annual electricity consumption, and during summer months it is likely that your electricity will be completely free.”

“We are finding that increasing numbers of people are installing systems on their property because they see it as a safer way of making money than just leaving their cash in the bank. And what is more, they are reducing their carbon emissions enormously.’

Paul Blomfield MP said: “Home electricity generation is now a lot more attractive thanks to the previous Government introducing feed-in tariffs. Not only can people generate their own power but they’ll get paid to sell the excess electricity back onto the grid. I’m pleased that TDFM Solar, a local Sheffield company in my constituency, are at the forefront of this exciting development. They are very well placed to capitalise on this new market.”

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