12 October 2009 - The rush is on with solar pv installations increasing as the LCBP grant scheme draws to a close.

"We are now doing four times the amount of installations compared to this time last year," confirms Claire Davies, marketing director, The Green Electrician.  "Home owners and community organisations only have five months left to secure government grants before the scheme moves to the new feed-in tariff.  This means residential customers will no longer get the £2,500 cash back for installing after 1 April 2010 and community organisations lose the 50% grant funding."

However, not all the rush is about securing grants, confirms Davies: "Solar energy is the technology of the future.  People are really beginning to appreciate that generating electricity from sunshine is a clean and sustainable option for meeting our energy needs."