Sir – Brian Wallis, of Middle Barton, (Letters, December 15) presents a well-argued case for the revision of feed-in-tariffs for energy generation from domestic solar panels.

It is true that recent Government payments to householders who generate electricity from home-installed roof panels are at the expense of those of us without them.

But Mr Wallis argues entirely from an economics point of view.

Anyone watching David Attenborough’s seminal television documentary Frozen Planet recently cannot fail to be persuaded of the reality of climate change. There is an urgent need to move towards a low carbon future.

Clean nuclear energy is still years away so what can we do in the meantime?

Renewable energy from the sun, the wind, water, the tides and waves must be harnessed as part of the answer.

Encouraging domestic solar energy is an important part of engaging the public in the sustainability message.

Here at Sustainable Woodstock we embrace the Government’s review of solar photo-voltaic tariffs but with two conditions.

We want community groups that are promoting and investing in renewables to be given preferential feed-in-tariff rates so that returns to the community can be re-invested in further projects and can be used to support households who do not have the finances to invest themselves.

And we want the Government to require that householders installing solar panels reach reasonably practicable levels of energy efficiency (rather than absolute and often impossibly high standards) if they are to receive the feed-in-tariff payments.

Such a revision of the present rules would still incentivise people to install renewables.

It would raise awareness among the public and it would encourage local groups to broaden the take-up of renewable solutions to include community facilities and those without the means to install their own systems.

Colin Carritt, Chairman, Sustainable Woodstock