New €5.7bn French scheme to support small solar installations granted EU approval

The measure, which will run until 2026, will be open to operators of small solar installations located on buildings with a capacity of up to 500kW

Outfox the Market ordered to pay £600k in Feed-in Tariffs

The energy supplier could end up having its licence revoked if it fails to comply

Ofgem warns Solarplicity over late Feed-in Tariff payments

The energy supplier failed to make some of the FiT payments that were due as part of the payment plans previously set out with the regulator

Solarplicity ordered to pay Feed-in Tariff generators

The supplier was previously banned from taking on new customers due to its poor switching process and customer service

Picture of Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry on stage.
Claire Perry: Solar power shouldn’t be provided to the grid for free

She said BEIS is considering a new scheme as costs have fallen and the next steps for small-scale renewables will be announced shortly

UK to scrap Feed-in Tariff scheme in April 2019

There will be no grace period for those projects in oversubscribed deployment caps queuing beyond 31st March 2019

DECC proposes anaerobic digestion subsidy cuts

The government has proposed to reduce support for anaerobic digestion (AD) projects in the UK. It has launched a consultation – open until 7th July – on revised support levels for AD and micro combined heat and power (mCHP) technologies currently eligible for the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme. The initiative was launched in 2010 to […]

UK Government softens domestic solar cuts

The UK Government has confirmed cuts to financial support for domestic solar projects – but by less than expected. The so-called Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs) will be reduced by 64% in comparison to the previous proposal of an 87% cut. That means the total cap for small-scale renewable projects will stand at £100 million from February […]

Green cuts ‘risks £127m of community projects’

Community renewable projects worth £127 million are at risk due to the UK Government’s proposed cut to the Feed-in Tariff scheme. That’s according to a new report by Community Energy England which assesed the impact of the changes proposed by the Tories. It surveyed 80 organisations which have delivered 30MW of renewable energy capacity in 175 separate […]

Renewables sector writes open letter to DECC

The UK renewables sector has called on the government to re think its cuts to Feed-in Tariff eligbility. Seven organisations from across the country have submitted an open letter to DECC claiming the changes are bad for business and energy security. The letter comes hot on the heels of a warning that solar will be […]