Whitehall wrangling raises fears of feed-in tariff delay

James S Murray
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Department of Energy & Climate Change insists scheme will launch in April, despite reports final decision on tariffs is now not likely until January

The government has rejected suggestions that its planned clean energy cashback feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme could be delayed, insisting that it remains on track to be launched next April. Concerns are...

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