Feed-In Tariff

Labour's Alan Whitehead argues the government's consultation on the Feed-in Tariff scheme and support for solar proves it: there is one rule for renewables and another for non-renewables

FITs would close entirely at the end of March 2019 under new plans, with little clarity over what, if anything, will replace the once popular incentive scheme

Government must urgently spell out its plans for future renewables support, argues RenewableUK's Oankar Birdi

BEIS presses ahead with plans to give energy intensive industries an exemption from cost of clean energy policies, despite it costing the average household around £2.30 a year in higher bills

Latest round of government energy stats shows solar and biomass on the rise and coal production and generation slumping to record lows

Philip Wolfe, one of the leaders of the feed-in tariffs campaign and the author of the first blueprint on their design, looks back at the history of the scheme and assesses the extent to which it has been a success

UPDATED: Government predicts up to 18,700 solar jobs could be lost as a result of changes to popular incentive scheme

Industry analysis shows sector would receive just £2m a year in support through to 2018 if government proposals are approved

BREAKING: Consultation proposes steep cuts to feed-in tariff payments and refuses to rule out closure of key part of popular scheme

Just two per cent of the UK's clean energy budget could deliver a subsidy-free solar industry, argues the Solar Trade Association's Leonie Greene, so why is the industry copping the blame for current overspends?