British Gas crosses finishing line as FiT deadline looms

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Utility connects 17,000 solar panels to the grid at Toyota's Derby factory

British Gas has completed a solar farm that will be eligible for feed-in-tariff incentives, after it today flicked the switch on a 4.6MW array at Toyota's Derby factory. The utility connected 17,000...

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