Government cut to solar tariffs blocked as appeal fails
The government has failed in an appeal against a decision which blocked its attempts to reduce solar subsidies. The court case involved the government's move to halve the payments made to households...
View ArticleGovernment loses legal bid to cut solar panel tariff
The High Court has upheld a ruling that the Government's decision to cut subsidies paid for solar panels on homes is unlawful. The Feed-in tariff scheme rewards households for every unit of surplus...
View ArticleSolar subsidies slashed for second time as scheme balloons over budget
Ministers are cutting solar panel subsidies again, after admitting the over-budget scheme will cost households an extra £700 million through energy bills. Thousands of homeowners have already...
View ArticleSolar power subsidies face reform
All homes which install solar electricity panels must meet minimum energy efficiency standards in order to benefit from subsidies, the Government said today. Energy Minister Greg Barker said that...
View ArticleSolar industry pins hopes on U-turn as feed-in tariff consultation ends
BusinessGreen: Controversial consultation closes today with industry experts warning proposed cuts represent "disaster" for UK solar sector La Narbonnaise photovoltaic solar power plant in France - in...
View ArticleUK government loses solar feed-in tariff bid
The government has lost a bid to appeal to the UK's highest court over its plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes A worker fits solar panels to a roof of a house in Wrexham, Wales....
View ArticleUK solar panel subsidies slashed
Continue reading the main story Related Stories Planning rules relaxed from April Renewable heating scheme unveiled Farmers rush for solar panel riches The UK government has proposed cuts of up to 70%...
View ArticleCarillion warns of job cuts due to slashing of solar energy subsidies
Changes to feed-in tariffs results in fears for future of energy services division Carillion's business includes a project to install and manage 30,000 solar panels for local authority and social...
View ArticleUK confirms plans to cut solar subsidies in half
The UK government has confirmed plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes by half. But it said that previous proposals were "impractical" and has unveiled new plans to make it easier to get...
View ArticleSolar companies take legal action over UK feed-in tariff cuts
High court to re-examine decision by Chris Huhne to fast-track review that scrapped subsidies for large-scale solar installations Ministers announced in February that they would end subsidies to...
View ArticleEnergy secretary Chris Huhne warned not to cut subsidies for green electricity
Reducing funding for household generation of renewable energy will jeopardise job creation and energy security, Huhne is told Chris Huhne, secretary of state for energy. Photograph: Antonio Olmos A...
View ArticleFeed-in tariff cuts result in scrapping of government's own solar project
BusinessGreen: In an apparent own-goal, the coalition's deep proposed cuts to subsidies for larger solar installations have made decking out state-owned buildings unviable Solar panels for communal...
View ArticleCuts to solar panel payments are ‘illegal’, rules High Court
Government plans to slash solar panel payments by 55% are illegal, the High Court ruled today. In October the government announced that feed-in tariff subsidies – payments made to households and...
View ArticleVictory for 30,000 solar panel households as Supreme Court throws out...
The Government has lost a bid to appeal to the UK's highest court over its plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes - making over 30,000 who installed the technology after the cut off date...
View ArticleSolar feed-in tariffs fall by half
Installations completed after Monday likely to see long-term incentives halved, but final decision still rests on consultation Payments for energy generated by solar panels fall by over half on...
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 ArticleFeed-in tariff cuts 'will kill solar industry stone dead'
Businesses and industry experts say cuts are 'appalling waste of economic potential' and will hit fuel-poor hardest Solar panels on the roof of the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, Devon....
View ArticleGovernment loses solar panel appeal
The Court of Appeal rejected Energy Secretary Chris Huhne's claim that he had the power to go ahead with the controversial scheme. Opponents say, if allowed, the proposals would put 29,000 jobs in the...
View ArticleSun set to go down on solar feed-in tariffs
The solar industry is braced for severe cuts to feed-in tariffs, which in turn threaten the industry just as it becomes efficient The feed-in tariffs for solar panels are under increasing scrutiny....
View ArticleFeed-in tariff sees solar panel installation breakthrough
Since the scheme was launched in 2010, the amount of the renewable energy has grown by more than 41 times Since the scheme launched, the amount of solar has grown by more than 41 times. Photograph:...
View ArticleGovernment plans to cut solar subsidy ruled legally flawed
LONDON (Reuters) - The 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 ArticleSolar subsidy cuts spark job fears
Energy Minister Greg Barker claimed the reforms to payments for small-scale solar would mean a bigger scheme that could deliver an "extraordinarily ambitious" 22GW of panels - the equivalent of 3.3...
View ArticleSolar subsidy confusion continues as government appeals against ruling
Industry remains in dark over feed-in tariff rates after climate minister Greg Barker confirms appeal against high court ruling The government is set to appeal against a high court ruling that its...
View ArticleMinisters defend rapid cut to solar power subsidy
Energy minister Greg Barker says decision to cut feed-in tariffs was justified by fall in cost of solar panels Solar panels being installed on a house in south-east London. Photograph: Andrew...
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 ArticleSolar panel 'gold rush' predicted after Government loses bid to end feed-in...
The government today lost its bid to overturn a High Court ruling that blocked plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes sooner than planned. The Court of Appeal decision could lead to a solar...
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 ArticleSolar panel plans legally flawed
Government plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes have been ruled legally flawed by the High Court. The decision was a victory for environmental campaigners Friends of the Earth and two...
View ArticleSolar subsidies cuts: UK government loses court appeal
Thousands of homes and businesses may now be able to claim higher payments after the government fails to overturn earlier ruling that cuts were illegal • Read the court's full judgment HomeSun solar...
View ArticleSolar feed-in tariff cut challenge given the go-ahead by judge
A judge has ordered an urgent hearing of a High Court challenge over Government plans to cut financial incentives for solar electricity. Environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth (FoE) and two...
View ArticleU.K. to Push Ahead With Solar Subsidy Cuts After Court Ruling
The U.K. government vowed to press ahead with cuts to subsidies for solar power after the High Court and a panel of lawmakers voiced opposition to the plan affecting as many as 29,000 jobs. “The...
View ArticleGovernment subsidy cut prompts solar outrage
The Government's decision to cut subsidies for solar energy to all but the smallest projects will threaten investment and job creation in the alternative energy sector, environmental and industry...
View ArticleGovernment to appeal court ruling on solar panel payments
(Update) The government will appeal yesterday's High Court ruling that plans to slash solar panel payments from 12 December are 'legally flawed'. Climate change minister Greg Barker said: 'We disagree...
View ArticleUK plan to cut solar subsidy ruled legally flawed
* Government to seek appeal * UK solar capacity rose sixfold in 2011 to 760 MW * Boom was a result of planned subsidy cuts (Adds comment, details on effect on industry) By Stephen Addison LONDON, Dec...
View ArticleSolar panel supporters given slither of hope in battle to stop cuts to...
Supporters of Britain's hugely generous solar panel subsidy scheme were thrown a lifeline today after the High Court agreed to hear an application for permission to challenge a decision that would see...
View ArticleMP Ian Lucas welcomes High Court's solar subsidy ruling
Wrexham MP Ian Lucas has welcomed the High Court's ruling that UK government plans to cut subsidies for solar panels are legally flawed. The government had said that subsidies for households that...
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 ArticlePlans to cut solar panel subsidies ruled ‘legally flawed’ by the...
Government plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes before consultation ended were today ruled legally flawed by the High Court. The decision was a victory for environmental campaigners...
View ArticleSolar subsidy cut challenge allowed
A High Court judge has ordered a hearing next week of a challenge over government plans to cut financial incentives for solar electricity. The government said that subsidies for households which...
View ArticleGovernment appeals against ruling that solar subsidy cuts were illegal
Proposed cuts to the solar feed-in tariffs were essential to making scheme successful, government tells high court • Read government's appeal in full Wooden beach houses with solar panels installed,...
View ArticleJudge orders urgent hearing over solar subsidy cuts
Friends of the Earth and two solar companies won the go-ahead to seek a ruling that the proposals are unlawful A judge has ordered an urgen hearing of a high court challenge over solar subsidy cuts....
View ArticleChris Huhne takes solar subsidy cuts ruling to the court of appeal
The government has made an urgent challenge to a judge's decision that halving feed-in tariffs was an 'unlawful decision' The government has taken the solar subsidy cuts ruling to the court of appeal....
View ArticleSolar tariff cut plan ruled legally flawed
Government plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes have been ruled legally flawed by the High Court. The government had said that subsidies for households that installed solar panels would be...
View ArticleGovernment appeals High Court ruling which deemed solar panel Feed-in Tariff...
The Government has renewed its efforts to close the lucrative previous solar panel 'Feed-in Tariff' subsidy. The Department of Energy and Climate change has formally launched an appeal against last...
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...
View ArticleJudge rules plan to cut solar power subsidies 'legally flawed'
High court ruling opens door for review that could force government to delay cutting incentives to solar households The government had wanted to cut the feed-in tarriff - paid to households with solar...
View Article'Legally flawed' feed-in tariff cuts could allow thousands to claim solar...
The judgment opens door for a judicial review that could force the government to delay plans to slash incentive payments for householders ‘Legally flawed’ feed-in tariff cuts could allow thousands to...
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