http://www.thelocal.es/20131112/spains-solar-police-to-kick-in-your-door
You know, people used to argue that "if they send the signal through my living room then they have no say if I tune in and watch it" when it came to those old pay television subscription services. People still say something similar when it comes to satellite transmissions and wifi transmissions. In a lot of places you technically aren't allowed to capture the water that falls on your land, like in say rain barrels, to use for gardening or car-washing or whatever. In Spain you aren't allowed to convert sunlight that falls on your home into electricity without paying taxes for the "privilege."
I once had a large aquarium in a room that got a lot of sunlight. I found that the water captured some of that sunlight as heat, keeping the temperature in the room higher during the colder nights. Maybe I should have been taxed for that.
You know, people used to argue that "if they send the signal through my living room then they have no say if I tune in and watch it" when it came to those old pay television subscription services. People still say something similar when it comes to satellite transmissions and wifi transmissions. In a lot of places you technically aren't allowed to capture the water that falls on your land, like in say rain barrels, to use for gardening or car-washing or whatever. In Spain you aren't allowed to convert sunlight that falls on your home into electricity without paying taxes for the "privilege."
I once had a large aquarium in a room that got a lot of sunlight. I found that the water captured some of that sunlight as heat, keeping the temperature in the room higher during the colder nights. Maybe I should have been taxed for that.
