January 04, 2012
Govt confirm intention to appeal high court solar ruling
Friends of the Earth criticise govt plans to appeal solar ruling.
Govt confirm intention to appeal high court solar ruling
The government will appeal the High Court ruling stating that the cuts to Feed-in Tariff subsidies are legally flawed.
Energy minister Greg Barker confirmed via Twitter that the government has decided to fight the decision made against their solar cuts.
However, Friends of the Earth, who brought the subsidy case to court, has stated that appealing the ruling could potentially come at a huge cost to tax payers, when the government should instead be focusing on introducing a clear plan to reduce solar power payments in line with falling installation costs.
Taking the solar debate back to court will instead prolong industry uncertainty and jeopardise jobs, according to Friends of the Earth.
Head of campaigns at Friends of the Earth Andrew Pendleton commented: "Trying to appeal the High Court's ruling is an expensive waste of taxpayers' money - the court says the government has no realistic chance of winning, and it will prolong uncertainty among solar companies just when they need reassurance."
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Posted by Jonathan Warner