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Solar panels for poor Europeans would cut down on energy consumption and their fuel bills (Photo: Austria Solar / ESTIF)

Solar panels for the poor, but no new funding

The European Commission on Wednesday (3 December) announced that low-income Europeans are set to win new financing for solar panels attached to their homes, better insulation in their walls and fit their windows with double-glazing, but ultimately no new funds have been attached to the proposal.

As part of its proposed stimulus package to boost the union's wilting economy, the EU executive said it would co-finance national and local schemes investing in energy efficiency and renewable e...

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Solar panels for poor Europeans would cut down on energy consumption and their fuel bills (Photo: Austria Solar / ESTIF)

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