Sun setting on key solar subsidies as government moves to cool market

James Murray
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Department of Energy and Climate Change launches consultations on ending Renewables Obligation support for all solar farms and announces feed-in tariff shake-up

The government has launched its latest attempt to curb subsidy spending on renewable energy in the UK, unveiling new plans to end a key support mechanism for smaller solar farms and make it harder for...

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