British government has just shot the solar industry in the face.

[GliderGuider]

Budget 2017: Solar industry facing devastating 800% tax increase

Britain’s solar industry is facing devastation and consumers could see energy bills rise after the Chancellor Philip Hammond refused to listen to pleas to cancel a planned tax hike of up to 800 per cent on rooftop solar schemes.

The Solar Trade Association described the Government’s refusal to bend over the increase – due to come into force in April – as “nonsensical” and “absurd”.

Bizarrely, state schools with solar panels will be forced to pay, while private schools will remain exempt.

Mr Hammond barely mentioned the energy sector in his speech – apart from a promise to help the oil and gas industry “maximise exploitation” of the remaining reserves in the North Sea.

Governments are traitors to humanity. Look for similar shenanigans in the USA if you don't get Trump out.

[OnlinePoker]

1. I don't know if it's still the case in Ontario, but...

...it used to be if you hooked up a solar or wind power system to your house, even if it had never been connected to the grid, you still had to pay a tax per kilowatt/hr generated to Hydro One to help the provincial utility pay down its massive debt.

[GliderGuider]

2. I hadn't heard that, so I can't say.

But most home installations are grid-tied and fall under the MicroFIT program.