Solar installations increase exponentially to beat feed-in tariff cut

The stressed solar industry has seen a dramatic increase in installations in anticipation of further cuts to the feed-in tariff. On 1 August, the feed-in tariff for solar power, paid to homeowners who install solar electric panels, was cut to 16p per kWh from 21p per kWh – a rate that was introduced in March […]

Solar Industry in ambiguity over feed-in-tariff legal battle

The solar industry is still debating whether the pursuit of a legal battle over government plans to reduce solar electricity tariffs is worth the ambiguity it’s causing the industry. Many solar businesses have complained about the uncertainty caused by the appeal by Friends of the Earth and solar companies who have complained against the government’s […]

Solar industry in limbo after government appeals to High Court judge over FIT’s

The government has appealed to a High Court ruling that said its cut off date for the feed-in-tariff for solar electricity was illegal.  A High Court judge ruled that the government’s proposal to halve the FIT’s for solar electricity from April 2012 for installations completed after December 12 last year was illegal because it pre-dated […]

Coalition governement discouraging investment in green construction

The construction industry is becoming increasingly impatient with the lack of growth and public investment for green construction under current government policies.  Think tank Edge criticised the government’s financial approach  and wrote to chancellor George Osborne ”Recent announcements have not only directly damaged businesses gearing up to deliver a low carbon built environment, but critically […]

The politics of it all

All eyes have been on the UK in recent months as the Government’s decision to cut feed-in tariff (FIT) rates for installations greater than 50 kilowatts this summer threatens to destabilize the country’s fledging solar industry’s On April 2010, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) launched a suite of renewable energy FIT’s including […]