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<blockquote data-quote="Goweresque" data-source="post: 255901" data-attributes="member: 818"><p>Who does a farmer with solar panels on his land have a contract with? The Government? No. The electric supply companies? No. Some tinpot solar development company thats been set up by a bunch of get rich quick merchants? Bingo.</p><p></p><p>The entire industry is based on no future government ever changing the rules of the game. Which given if you take any 25 years period in postwar UK history and compare the beginning and the end of that period</p><p>you won't find one where the entire level of taxation, general thrust of public policy and government involvement in the economy hasn't altered drastically.</p><p></p><p>If a Government of the future wants to change the rules they will find a way. They write the laws after all. And if the current laws prevent them from doing what they want, they'll make new ones that allow them to get what they desire. And all the solar development companies (and other renewable energy developers too) would go bust overnight, the assets sold to whoever would pay something for them, and there would be nothing left of the contracts initially signed with the landowner. And there would then be a big legal battle to decide what rent (if any) would be payable, who was liable for rates and who was liable to clean the site up at the end of the 25 years.</p><p></p><p>One thing I have learned in my life is never ever ever ever rely on the State to keep its promises long term. The promises the State makes last about as long as the careers of the politicians making the promises, and not always even that long. Once someone gets in power who had nothing to do with the previous decision all bets are off, and you will be sold down the river without so much as a backward glance, however many solemn promises were made by his or her predecessors.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goweresque, post: 255901, member: 818"] Who does a farmer with solar panels on his land have a contract with? The Government? No. The electric supply companies? No. Some tinpot solar development company thats been set up by a bunch of get rich quick merchants? Bingo. The entire industry is based on no future government ever changing the rules of the game. Which given if you take any 25 years period in postwar UK history and compare the beginning and the end of that period you won't find one where the entire level of taxation, general thrust of public policy and government involvement in the economy hasn't altered drastically. If a Government of the future wants to change the rules they will find a way. They write the laws after all. And if the current laws prevent them from doing what they want, they'll make new ones that allow them to get what they desire. And all the solar development companies (and other renewable energy developers too) would go bust overnight, the assets sold to whoever would pay something for them, and there would be nothing left of the contracts initially signed with the landowner. And there would then be a big legal battle to decide what rent (if any) would be payable, who was liable for rates and who was liable to clean the site up at the end of the 25 years. One thing I have learned in my life is never ever ever ever rely on the State to keep its promises long term. The promises the State makes last about as long as the careers of the politicians making the promises, and not always even that long. Once someone gets in power who had nothing to do with the previous decision all bets are off, and you will be sold down the river without so much as a backward glance, however many solemn promises were made by his or her predecessors. [/QUOTE]
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