Feed-in Tariff Changes

The Department for Energy and Climate and Change has announced new changes to Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) in an attempt to create a "more predictable, certain and sustainable" scheme for householders, businesses and the solar industry.  Following its latest consultation with the industry and consumers, the Government is introducing a range of changes to the FITs scheme with effect from 1 August, which it claims will provide better value for money and allow businesses and householders to "plan with confidence".  But the changes have been slammed by one director of a leading renewable energy company, the Solar Trade Association (STA), who said the Government was "hell bent on making life difficult for the solar industry”.  Read what the STA had to say on their website.