Council Tax and how it is calculated. Council Tax and how it is calculated. Council Tax is a locally set tax that is payable on all domestic properties whether owned or rented. Council Tax is your contribution to the many services the Council provides such as: schools. roads. libraries. support for the vulnerable. rubbish collection.
According to a study by the investment banking firm Lazard, the cost of utility-scale solar energy is as low as 5.6 cents a kilowatt-hour, and wind is as low as 1.4 cents. In comparison, natural gas comes at 6.1 cents a kilowatt-hour on the low end and coal at 6.6 cents. Without subsidies, the firmâs analysis shows, solar costs about 7.2 cents a kilowatt-hour at the low end, with wind at 3.7 cents.
Solar has won. Even if coal were free to burn, power stations couldn't compete. As early as 2018, solar could be economically viable to power big cities. By 2040 over half of all electricity may be generated in the same place itâs used. Centralised, coal-fired power is over. Sunday 6 July 2014 21.53 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 26 October 2016 19.57 EDT.