http://www.oursolarfuture.org.uk/government%e2%80%99s-52-feed-in-tariff-cut-would-kill-the-uk-solar-sector-%e2%80%9cstone-dead%e2%80%9d/ Campaigning for a solar revolution in the UK Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:15:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.oursolarfuture.org.uk/government%e2%80%99s-52-feed-in-tariff-cut-would-kill-the-uk-solar-sector-%e2%80%9cstone-dead%e2%80%9d/#comment-73 David Lea Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:30:10 +0000 http://www.oursolarfuture.org.uk/?p=604#comment-73 We recently ordered a solar PV system to be installed before the review of FIT scheduled for the end of March. The government decision to bring the review date forward and to slash the FIT means that we cannot afford to go ahead. There must be hundreds of people in this situation and it will have a devastating effect on the small scale solar industries. No one objects to properly programmed and phased reductions as the solar industry becomes more experienced and efficient, but this will be shockingly destructive at exactly the time when this technology is establishing itself with considerable success. Is this a case for the Office of Fair Trading? David Lea (Architect for the Wales Institute for Sustainable Education at CAT) We recently ordered a solar PV system to be installed before the review of FIT scheduled for the end of March. The government decision to bring the review date forward and to slash the FIT means that we cannot afford to go ahead. There must be hundreds of people in this situation and it will have a devastating effect on the small scale solar industries. No one objects to properly programmed and phased reductions as the solar industry becomes more experienced and efficient, but this will be shockingly destructive at exactly the time when this technology is establishing itself with considerable success.
Is this a case for the Office of Fair Trading?
David Lea (Architect for the Wales Institute for Sustainable Education at CAT)

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