Feed- in Tariff

So why do the same people support a feed-in tariff scheme under which we pay 41p per kilowatt hour for rooftop solar electricity?

如果这样的话，为什么还有人要去支持上网电价补偿计划？我们要花41便士一度电的价格买屋顶上太阳能板发的电？

They are less efficient than a carbon price and distort the market—witness Spain’s solar feed-in tariff, which caused a boom in the industry, followed by a bust this year.

这项手段没有碳税那样富有成效，而且扭曲市场。 例如西班牙的太阳能关税补贴使工业得到蓬勃发展，但随之而来的则是萧条的一年。

As a result, the feed-in tariff has been reduced, and will be reduced again this summer, dampening demand and favouring low-cost producers.

结果是，上网电价下调了，今年夏季还要进一步降低，抑制了需求，有利于低成本的厂商。