Davey: Solar feed-in tariff start date may be 'tweaked'

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Industry welcomes potential delay as giving solar time to 'get back on its feet' after installation numbers collapse

Ed Davey has today hinted the government may put back the planned July cut to subsidies for solar power, in a move that drew a mixed reaction from the industry. The Energy and Climate Change Secretary...

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