Industry News

Charles Hendry on the cost of installing underground power cables

1 Feb 2012 Study by The Institution of Engineering and Technology

Statement by Chris Huhne on Feed-in Tariffs

26 Jan 2012 FITs scheme are the subject of a judicial review

Government Loses Crucial Solar Appeal

25 Jan 2012 DECC has lost its appeal against a High Court ruling

Appeal decision on Feed-in Tariffs

25 Jan 2012 Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court ruling on FITs

Solar feed-in tariff Appeal Judgement Set for Tomorrow

24 Jan 2012 The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has refused to rule out further legal action if it fails to win an appeal tomorrow over its plans to rush through deep cuts to solar subsidies, potentially prolonging uncertainty over the future of the feed-in tariff scheme.

Feed-in-Tariff Update

19 Jan 2012 DECC has today laid before Parliament draft licence modifications which, subject to the Parliamentary process set out in the Energy Act 2008, makes provision for a reduced tariff rate (from 1 April 2012 onwards) for new solar PV installations with an eligibility date on or after 3 March 2012 under the Feed – in Tariffs scheme (FITs).

Updated: Solar appeal decision delayed until next week at the earliest

16 Jan 2012 Uncertainty continues as judges fail to determine whether government's appeal can be heard.

Water White Paper published

13 Jan 2012 The Water White Paper was unveiled by the government on 8th December.

UK government to appeal against High Court feed-in tariff ruling

5 Jan 2012 The UK government has lodged an appeal against the High Court’s ruling that the decision to cut the feed-in tariff (FIT) for small-scale solar installations before the end of the consultation period was unlawful.

Breaking News: High Court Judge rules solar consultation "legally flawed"

21 Dec 2011 Court rules in favour of solar firms, throwing government feed-in tariff plans into chaos