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.
The cost per kilowatt is much less for them, than using the standard fossil fuel heating methods. In the U.S., where fossil fuel energy remains less costly, the 2004 start up costs for a solar powered plant started at around $150 million for ten megawatts; which converted to $15 per watt.