Tag Archives: Feed In Tariff

Feed in Tariffs – summary of scheme reform

The Government has announced its improvements to the FIT scheme following the Phase 1 consultation on solar PV. It has also published two further consultations: Comprehensive Review Phase 2A on solar PV cost controls, closing on 3rd April, and Phase 2B on FIT tariffs other than solar PV, closing on 26th April. We’ve summarised the [...]

Tags: , , , , | Posted by Karen Lawrence on February 9, 2012
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Head of CBI attacks plans to reduce the feed-in tariff as government faces legal battle

John Cridland, director general of the CBI, has weighed in on the government’s highly contentious plans to reduce the feed-in tariff. Speaking at the CBI dinner in Derby on the 10th November, he called the plans “the latest in a string of government own goals” arguing that they create uncertainty for investors and threaten the [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , | Posted by matthewnoble on November 11, 2011

Updated: Feed-in tariffs due to be cut by half, community power schemes threatened

The Department for Energy and Climate Change today confirmed plans to slash the feed-in tariff for photovoltaic (PV) generation available to domestic and small-scale businesses from 43.3 pence per kilowatt-hour (p/kWh) to 21p p/kWh. A consultation has been launched proposing that new tariffs will apply to all PV installations fitted on or after 12 December [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , | Posted by matthewnoble on October 30, 2011