Solar companies demand £2.2m in damages after feed-in tariff cuts
Three companies ask government for compensation for losses which they say were caused by 2011 cuts to the scheme A worker fits solar panels to a roof of a house. Solar companies have written to Decc...
View ArticleShould you join the solar panel gold rush and get a tax-free 10% a year...
Homeowners tempted into installing solar panels with a promise of 10% a year tax-free returns, have helped deliver a huge rise in the UK’s solar power potential. But with the UK having seen a 900%...
View ArticleCourt appeal over solar subsidies will prolong industry uncertainty
Rather than fighting the high court ruling, the government should be working on proposals to cut tariff rates in a planned and legal way Solar installers outside the high court protest over jobs that...
View ArticleShould you join the solar panels gold rush and get a tax-free 10% a year...
Homeowners tempted into installing solar panels with a promise of 10% a year tax-free returns, have helped deliver a huge rise in the UK’s solar power potential. But with the UK having seen a 900%...
View ArticleCuts prompt rush for solar panels
The Government's announcement of cuts to the solar subsidy scheme caused a scramble in which more than 100,000 people rushed to join at the old higher rate. The Feed-in tariff scheme rewards...
View ArticleU.K. Solar Capacity Surges 10-Fold
Britain’s solar capacity shot up more than 10-fold last year as installers targeted home rooftops to reap incentives the government is working to restrain, making a deeper cut in the subsidy more...
View ArticleFriends of the Earth legal action over solar subsidy
Environmental charity Friends of the Earth is to take the government to court over plans to halve subsidies for households which install solar panels. The charity said it had written to the government...
View ArticleSo what happens when it rains? Entire village gets solar panels fitted to...
An entire village has had solar panels fitted to its roofs as the Government prepares to slash subsidies for sunlight-powered electricity. A great swathe of homes in Aspley and Broxtowe, Nottingham,...
View ArticleFeed-in tariffs cuts cast solar future in a new light
Skewing the scheme in favour of small systems is reasonable, but important questions remain unanswered Engineers fitting solar panels to a roof at Silvertown Solar Village, Docklands, London....
View ArticleGovernment will half solar panel returns from March, even if it loses court...
Uncertainty around plans to cut the solar panel ‘Feed-in Tariff’ scheme was tackled by the Government today, with an announcement that returns would definitely be halved from March for new schemes....
View ArticleCarillion could axe 1,000 solar panel jobs in Newcastle
One thousand workers on Tyneside are being warned they could face redundancy from the UK's largest installers of solar panels. Carillion has launched a 90-day consultation with employees at its energy...
View ArticleChurch of England and National Trust concerned about plans to cut solar...
The National Trust and the Church of England have called for the protection of community solar power schemes from government cuts. In a joint letter to ministers, the institutions said last week...
View ArticleSolar panel payments slashed again, leaving homeowners just weeks to grab...
Solar panel returns will be slashed again from August, with a cut to payments, their lifespan reduced by five years and plans to regularly cut back on subsidies revealed. The major part of the Feed-in...
View ArticleUK plan to cut solar subsidy ruled legally flawed
LONDON (Reuters) - British government plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes were ruled legally flawed by the High Court Wednesday. The decision was a victory for environmental campaigners...
View ArticleHas the sun set on solar panels?
Rosie Murray-West helps home-owners decide if this scheme is still worthwhile, after threats of further cuts tag --> By Rosie Murray-West 7:52AM GMT 14 Feb 2012 Comments Solar panels on houses have...
View ArticleBeware solar panel deadline-beating promises after cut to 'Feed-in tariff'...
The Government has confirmed it will halve the 'Feed-in tariff' subsidy paid to households who install solar panels from next month – but some firms are still claiming that customers can get the...
View ArticleGreg Barker defends government appeal over court's solar tariff ruling
Climate Minister defends decision to appeal solar feed-in tariff ruling and insists 'environmental Taliban' remarks were reported out of context Greg Barker, Minister of State for Climate Change, has...
View ArticleGreen heating scheme delayed again until spring 2014
Government set to announce further details of renewable heat incentive subsidy later this year Central heating thermostat. Photograph: Jeffrey Blackler/Alamy A programme offering payments to...
View ArticleMPs warn government on solar panel subsidies
The Government's panicky moves to reduce subsidies for solar panels on homes is undermining investor confidence and damaging the industry, two committees of MPs warned today. And a new requirement...
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