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Update on the legal challenge to the Government’s change to the FIT rate

The BBC reports that “…the government has failed in an appeal against a decision which blocked its attempts to reduce solar subsidies… However, the government has said it will seek leave to take the case to the UK’s Supreme Court”.

What this appears to mean is that those who have or had solar panels fitted between 12th December 2011 and 3rd March 2012 will have to wait until either the bid to take it to the Supreme Court is rejected, or the case is heard there and a decision made, before they will know what rate they are going to be paid.  Recent legislation does however mean that after the 3rd March the feed-in tariff rate for new installs will be 21p per kWh.

Further news about the reduction of the FIT rate

There’s been a few stories relating to the Government’s reduction of the feed-in tariff from the 12th December:

 

“Jobs warning over solar energy changes”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16132726

– more details about the impact of the reduction.

 

“Church and charity warn on solar”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16304817

“The Church of England and the National Trust have written to the government saying recent policy changes put community solar power schemes at risk…”

 

But in the last few days:

“Solar tariff cut plan ruled legally flawed”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16291768

“Government plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes have been ruled legally flawed by the High Court…”

 

The impact of this is yet to become clear, or if it will actually make any difference to anyone, but it may result in interesting news early next year.