The Reform MP Rupert Lowe installed solar panels on his farm to save money on energy bills, despite his party pledging to tax solar energy and claiming renewables are more expensive.
On Thursday, Reform’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, described renewable energy as a “massive con” as the party announced plans to tax solar farms and ban battery storage systems, which it claims are dangerous.
Lowe & Oliver added that “to maximise the self-consumption of the solar PV electricity generated on site, battery storage was also specified,” so they installed three batteries to store solar energy.
The Nigel Farage-led party has been accused of hypocrisy as Lowe also runs a company that installs batteries for renewables projects, which has described solar energy as a good way to reduce electricity bills.
His mechanical installations company Lowe & Oliver furnished the racing centre with renewable energy systems in order to save O’Brien money on electricity bills.
