Breaking: DECC unveils shock changes to solar farm subsidies

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Government confirms drastic reforms to solar subsidy regime, as fears mount over impact of solar farm development on clean energy budget

Large scale solar farms would no longer receive subsidies through the Renewables Obligation (RO) regime from April 2015, under controversial plans proposed by the government today. The Department for...

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