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Don’t get me wrong, I understand the 43p tariff was unsustainable. But, how come I thought that from the outset and yet DECC’s experts didn’t? From my point of view it is the rate of change that is shocking. The FiT is/was too high, but only a fool would fail to see that slashing it in one fell swoop was going to cause panic in a young industry.
Even the early autumn sunshine fails to please our grumpy old man. Instead he takes a pot shot at solar power companies that don’t tell us about the key factor in getting payback Time I think, as our unfeasibly warm early autumn has taken on its more familiar chill, to discuss the Great British fascination with weather. Specifically I want to address the thorny topic of solar power.
Major solar businesses face a grim future after Monday's announcement the government will slash solar subsidies for projects registered after 12 December.
Electrical Review last week attended the Electrical Industry Awards where Kevin Harris, trading standards and policy manager at Eaton, won the award for Outstanding contribution to electrical excellence.
