The solar damages case has major implications for policymakers

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Prospect Law explains why the solar industry's case against government feed-in tariff changes sets a precedent for policy

In 2011, the UK government's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced unlawful policy changes to the feed-in tariff (FiT) subsidy for solar power generators in the UK. The FiT changes...

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