Given the proposed rebate budgets, doubling the current rebate is necessary to maximize installations through 2018.
The Scottish government argues that it should be allowed to retain a share of the UK's rebate from budget contributions and all the UK's existing opt-outs.
Still, as of Thursday, the city's 311 operators were telling homeowners who called looking for their rebates, "Due to budget constraints, rebate checks will not be issued".
More generally, who pays? France pointed at Britain's budget rebate.
They are eyeing ever more enviously the special budget rebate that trims Britain's contribution.
Denmark is demanding that its budget rebate is rolled over into the next seven-year period.
The same Treasury figures clearly show Britain's EU budget rebate last year was £4.9bn.
David Cameron has said he will defend the British EU budget rebate.
And going into the summit he said he would question Britain's contested budget rebate.
They forget the budget rebate won by Margaret Thatcher, which stands to this day".
