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Feed-in rate announcement may be delayed
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 24th November 2009 at 4:07 pm
The much awaited results of the consultation on feed-in tariffs may take a little longer than hoped. Internal wrangling between government departments is to blame according to the Guardian, and it's not clear when we're going to find out. Ed Milliband had apparently hoped to have the policy i…
Posted in: General, Hydro electricity, Solar electricity, Wind turbines
Renewable Heat Incentive: join the campaign for equal treatment for existing generators
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 29th March 2010 at 10:19 am
More and more people are calling for the renewable heat incentive (also known as the Clean Energy Cashback) to treat existing microgenerators equally. At RegenSW's consultation conference in Bristol earlier this month property developers and installers were flagging it up as important for the scheme…
Posted in: General, Biomass, Heat pumps, Solar heat & hot water
Renewable Heat Incentive consultation: YouGen's response
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 26th April 2010 at 10:29 am
The Renewable Heat Incentive consultation closes today. Here is YouGen's response. If you want to respond yourself, you can email DECC's renewable financial incentives team. Key Issues We strongly ask you to reconsider your policy of excluding those who had systems installed prior to July …
Posted in: General, Biomass, Heat pumps, Solar heat & hot water
Thoughts on the future of the feed-in tariff
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 15th November 2011 at 5:13 am
Proposed cuts to the feed-in tariff for solar PV are too fast and too deep say both industry and consumers affected by the changes. While most people agree that the feed-in tariff rates were too high, and needed to be cut, the speed and severity of the change is a severe blow. It's hard to unde…
Posted in: Solar electricity
Solar PV still in limbo as DECC appeals High Court decision
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 5th January 2012 at 10:35 am
The Department of Energy and Climate Change yesterday lodged an appeal on the High Court's decision to allow a judicial appeal against the government's proposals to cut the feed-in tariff for solar PV. DECC had proposed that a cut off date of 12 December 2011 for the reductions in tariff (from 43…
Posted in: Solar electricity
New proposals for the solar PV feed-in tariff and what they mean for microgenerators
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 9th February 2012 at 5:19 pm
Last year the government announced that the feed-in tariff rates for solar PV would be cut in half from 1 April. Today it announced that it plans to make two more significant cuts in rates this year. The consultation on cost control for solar PV FITs has some good ideas for the future of the sola…
Posted in: Solar electricity
Feed-in tariff consultation offers hope for community energy projects
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 10th February 2012 at 3:53 pm
The government is seeking views on how to define 'community' microgeneration installations, and how those who fall into the new definition could benefit from the feed-in tariff. It's looking at three areas in its consultation, announced yesterday: social enterprise, charities and social housing and…
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Six things to put in your response to the feed-in tariff consultation
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 16th March 2012 at 12:39 pm
Government will take note this time, so make sure you respond to the current consultations on the future of the feed-in tariff, says Solar Trade Association PV specialist Ray Noble. "Because they already had an overspent budget to defend, they didn't take notice of last October's consultation," …
Posted in: Solar electricity
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