Speaking at the solarcentury Policy to Practice planning seminar at the GLA City Hall on 26th July, Eddy Taylor of Croydon Council told an audience of developers, planners, and architects that "developers are working with us to deliver the 10% requirement and are often surprised at how easy it is to achieve. On a new housing estate for example, it is often unnecessary to install a micro renewable system on every dwelling in order to achieve the estate's overall 10% target."

Seb Berry head of micro-renewables for the REA said, "Croydon's success demonstrates the practical potential of planning policy to deliver big increases in the uptake of micro renewables. It's a key policy driver for the development of our industry and one we'd like to see rolled out in every borough."