Delaying cuts to feed-in tariffs would cost households less than £1 a year

James S Murray
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Government maintains cuts are required from next month, but industry claims impact assessment shows minimal cost in giving firms longer to prepare

Delaying the government's proposed cuts to solar feed-in tariffs until April next year would add between 10p and £1.60 to annual energy bills, according to the Department of Energy and Climate Change's...

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