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Tory cuts to solar subsidies threaten community projects worth over £100m

Adam Vaughan, the Guardian
clock 20 October 2015 •

New report shows scores of local schemes will be cancelled if cuts go ahead, painting a gloomy picture for the future of community energy in the UK

Plans by local groups to install £127m worth of solar panels and other renewable power at village halls, community centres and sports clubs will be shelved if government cuts to subsidies go ahead...

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