Is the government really putting 'rocket boosters' under rooftop solar market?

Jessica Shankleman
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DECC impact assessment says deployment could fall 150MW by 2020 despite its ambition to increase onsite solar PV investment

Industry figures have cast doubt on government claims it is putting "rocket boosters" under the rooftop solar power market after it emerged that a suite of new policies is unlikely to have any impact on...

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