Articles by
Peter Bennett
Britain: Feed-in tariff proposals ‘unnecessary, unjustifiable, unmanageable and ultimately destructive’
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Peter Bennett
The chairman of the Solar Trade Association Scotland has voiced fierce criticism over the government's recent proposals to cut the feed-in tariff for solar PV by almost 90% but has expressed his hope that Scotland's political support for solar could save the country's PV sector.
Great Britain: Two Swindon solar farms to go ahead
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Peter Bennett
Both the projects are being developed as split-ownership projects which offer local communities the opportunity to invest in the sites, and both sites have secured pre-accreditation under the feed-in tariff.
Scotland ‘actively seeking to encourage greater deployment of solar’
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Peter Bennett
Despite the UK government making moves to scale back the level of support given to solar technology, Scotland remains committed to boosting the technology’s deployment according to its Energy Minister.
SPP: Don’t listen to the FiT rumour mill
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Peter Bennett
This week, one particular rumour has spread like wildfire throughout the sector with a steady flow of emails and calls directed our way, each one asking: is DECC really going to scrap the feed-in tariff in January 2015? The short answer is no.
SPP: Ofgem confirms 3.5% FiT degressions in January 2015
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Peter Bennett
Ofgem has confirmed that all tariff bands <50kW in the feed-in tariff (FiT) will degress by 3.5% come 1 January 2015.
SPP: Community Energy England concerned over possible community feed-in tariff U-turn
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Peter Bennett
Community Energy England (CCE) has called on the government to push forward with its initial plans to extend support for community energy schemes under the feed-in tariff from 5MW to 10MW.
SPP: DECC accused of ‘grossly overstating’ cost of solar [FITs] to consumers
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Peter Bennett
Companies claiming £132 million in damages from the Department of Energy and Climate Change have rejected the department’s claim that the changes to the feed-in tariff scheme it enacted in 2011 would have saved customers from a £50 a year bill rise by 2020.
SPP: British Industry reacts to launch of Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive
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Peter Bennett
DECC, Ofgem and industry have been working for years on the Domestic RHI, and its launch today is a major milestone for the Government’s green policy record. Households off the gas grid now have a financially attractive clean energy alternative to oil and electric heating.
SPP: Former landfill site to be turned into 2.4MW community solar farm
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Peter Bennett
West Solent Solar Co-operative is turning to the local community to help raise the necessary £2.5 million construction costs to install the solar farm when it launches a public share offering later this month.