Tories urge home power generation

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Increasing small-scale generation in homes, offices, schools and hospitals is key to the fight against climate change, the Tory leader is to say.

The Conservatives' energy policy is expected to include moves to make it easier for people to buy and install equipment such as solar panels and wind turbines, by offering grants and loosening planning rules.

Power companies could also be forced to buy the energy generated by homeowners at a fixed price in an effort to "decentralise" the system.

Environmentalists point out that much of the electricity from Britain's big power stations is lost as it travels along the wires to the consumer.

Mr Cameron will launch the proposals at Greenpeace offices in London, where he will be shown solar panels on the roof which power the building.

Greenpeace executive director John Sauven praised the Tory leader for "getting" the arguments for cleaner energy.

"We've been pushing this climate change solution for many years so it's very exciting to have a major political party take our ideas and adopt them as policy," he said.

"But we really want to see this as a Government priority, no matter who's in Number 10."