Caroline Lucas
The solar industry is still struggling to come to terms with the scale of the damage inflicted on them by the Government’s sudden announcement last month that feed-in tariffs to support the installation of solar PV are to be more than halved.
While it’s always been accepted that the tariff would be revised in line with falling installation and running costs, this hasty reduction – originally planned for April – suggests an alarming degree of disorder in Government policy.
By failing to give people and organisations time to plan ahead and adapt, Ministers now risk reversing the significant achievements of this burgeoning industry.
