Feed-In Tariff

Renewables Obligation scheme index change accused of 'damaging investor confidence'

Policy

Renewables Obligation scheme index change accused of 'damaging investor confidence'

Decision to change index-linked subsidy payments prompts criticism from investors, but others argue end to policy uncertainty could help unlock new deals

clock 02 February 2026 • 4 min read
Some perspective on retrospective renewables subsidy changes

Policy

Some perspective on retrospective renewables subsidy changes

Those warning changes to legacy renewables schemes could undermine future investment have a point, especially when opposition parties are talking about tearing up climate policies

clock 29 January 2026 • 3 min read
How the government is looking to cut costs from its £10bn clean energy subsidy schemes

Energy

How the government is looking to cut costs from its £10bn clean energy subsidy schemes

Payments under the Renewables Obligation and Feed-in Tariff schemes could be linked to CPI rather than RPI from next April, as part of efforts to trim costs for billpayers - but could such changes dent investor confidence?

clock 10 November 2025 • 6 min read

Solar

Solar slump: UK adds just 7.5MW of new capacity in July

Official figures show UK solar sector added less power capacity than one large wind turbine last month

clock 29 August 2019 • 2 min read

Solar

Solarplicity energy supply business collapses amid Ofgem row

Clean electricity specialist was reprimanded earlier this year by Ofgem for unpaid renewable energy subsidies and poor customer service

clock 14 August 2019 • 2 min read

Energy

How business innovation is opening up new opportunities in community energy

How can communities and business work together to create a decentralised, smart energy system that benefits us all, asks Emma Bridge, chief executive of Community Energy England

clock 03 July 2019 • 4 min read

Energy

Energy firms spy new business opportunity from FiT closures

Closure of Feed-in Tariff sparks new offers from Octopus and E.ON rewarding solar generators

clock 02 April 2019 • 2 min read

Energy

'Alexa, cut the carbon intensity of my energy use'

Octopus Energy integrates with Amazon Alexa to provide voice activation of smart home services

clock 19 March 2019 • 2 min read

Solar

'New era' for UK solar, as government U-turn promises payments for exported renewable power

Claire Perry unveils plans for a Smart Export Guarantee designed to ensure households and businesses are paid for the power they export to the grid

clock 08 January 2019 • 6 min read

Solar

Government urged to save solar export tariff

Solar Trade Association calls on UK energy minister to allow ongoing payments to small generators for power fed into the grid

clock 30 August 2018 • 3 min read