Solar Panels and Feed in Tariff. 12 months on

Following my foray into the world of Solar Generation a year ago I have calculated that over the 12 months since commissioning the electricity generated produced FIT payments worth £1522 This is plus an estimated reduction in my electricity bills over the same period of some £120.
I reckon that equates to a return on investment of 10.95 percent tax free. In these times of poor interest rates that is quite amazing.

The installation was carried out by Alexander Electrical of Goole and I registered my FIT generation with EDF. The registration administration was tedious but the payments started from the day of commissioning and every quarter I get an email asking for the current reading on the total generation meter.

I noticed a letter in the Goole Times today (19th Jan 2012) from someone who had had problems with an out of area installation company. This makes me glad that I chose to support a local business.

Parasite Alert

A friend of mine had an unfortunate experience yesterday. She had a call from a man who claimed to be investigating her computer running slow. Despite her being naturally wary he was very convincing and overcame her suspicions. Thus he ended up with remote access to her computer. Some malware was planted and it was only when the scammers claimed there were a number of viruses on the machine and asked for card details did the penny drop, the call was ended and the computer switched off.
After she called me I advised her if she had financial or shopping details on the machine she could have exposed her security and passwords to the scammers. Consequently she phoned her bank, stopped all her credit cards and changed passwords then we ran a system cleanup and restored the machine to a few days ago. Everyone needs to be on their guard against these parasites and if you get such a call refuse to give any details or allow them any way of getting into your machine. (although getting their details would be extremely useful to the police).