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28th May 2012
28th March 2012
Government Extends RHPP Voucher Scheme
The Government has announced that the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme has been extended, with a second phase – set to be “bigger and better than the original” – due to be introduced in April. The RHPP is the forerunner to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). Extending the scheme will allow more people the [...]27th March 2012
End of the Road for Solar FiTs Battle
The Supreme Court has denied the Government the opportunity to appeal against a High Court ruling regarding solar subsidies, bringing to an end an ongoing battle between the solar industry and the Department Of Energy and Climate Change that’s been raging for months. Towards the end of last year, the High Court ruled that the [...]5th January 2012
Solar FiT Cuts Update
The Government has hit back at a High Court judge’s ruling that their proposals to rush through cuts to solar subsidies was illegal by lodging an appeal. On 21 December a challenge from the solar industry – instigated by Solarcentury and Homesun, together with Friends of the Earth – was victorious, with a judge ruling [...]1st December 2011
Solar PV Prices 39% Higher This Time Last Year
Solar PV prices were 39% higher this time last year, according to new research by leading online resource Solar Guide. While the solar industry has recently been left reeling after the Government announced its proposals to slash solar subsidies by more than half, Solar Guide is optimistic that the once booming market will be able [...]18th November 2011
Lib Dem Councillors Push For a Postponement to FiTs Deadline
In the wake of the news that the Government wants to slash solar PV subsidies in half, a growing number of Liberal Democrat councillors are joining the ranks of those rebelling against the move. With the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) set to impose the cuts to the solar feed-in tariff (Fit) scheme [...]9th November 2011
Cuts in Solar FiTs Could Be Good News For Solar Thermal
Worcester, Bosch, a market leader in domestic heating and hot water systems believes the solar PV subsidy cuts could be good news for the solar thermal industry. Last week the solar PV industry was forced to face the inevitable – that the Government was to slash the rates of solar subsidies. However, the industry has [...]31st October 2011
DECC Confirms Solar Subsidies Will Be Cut By More Than Half
After weeks of rumours and uncertainty, earlier today the Government confirmed the inevitable – solar subsidies will be cut from 43.3p/kWh down to 21p/kWh. This morning the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) issued an official press statement and the news, although not unexpected, has set the solar industry in a bit of a [...]28th October 2011
Solar Subsidies in Shambles?
It’s not yet been officially confirmed, but according to a leaked report, the Government is to slash solar subsidies by more than half their current rate. Earlier today, the Energy Saving Trust (EST) accidentally published online a document which revealed the level of cuts the Government intends to make to solar subsidies. Currently set at [...]22nd September 2011
