DECC is denied feed-in tariff appeal
After deliberating since January 13, the Court of Appeal has today denied the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) a hearing for its appeal against the High Court’s December ruling on UK solar feed-in tariffs. This means the feed-in tariff will now go back to 43.3p for < 4kW systems installed until March 3, 2012.
read moreJudge rules solar Feed-in Tariff consultation unlawful
The High Court ruled in favour of Friends of the Earth and two solar companies on 21 December, finding that government's consultation on the solar FiT breached rules governing consultation exercises. This decision comes as the cross-party Select Committee publishes its report on the consultation, slamming government for its "unfair" handling of the proposed changes.
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