Why solar bonds are a bright idea | Letter

A financial model that could cut the cost of installing solar panels for many homeowners is welcomed by Alexis Abramson The UK proposal to use “solar bonds” to make rooftop solar more affordable is a smart solution to a fundamental problem: the rising cost of capital ( Cut cost of loans for solar panels on UK homes, ministers urged, 21 August ). A household that can pay for solar upfront saves money from day one. For everyone else, high-interest financing can consume much of those savings and ultimately deter people from installing the technology. A solar bond structure changes that equation: