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27.01.2012 13:24The U.K. Failed to Impose Lower Solar Power Subsidies
Plans to cut the "feed-in tariff" solar subsidy were announced in October, with government ministers arguing the proliferation of cheaper solar panels should translate to a reduced payout to those consumers and businesses prepared to install them
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The U.K. Wednesday lost a bid to overturn a court ruling that its planned cuts to solar power subsidies were illegal, a decision that could allow thousands of consumers to claim the higher payouts introduced by the previous Labour government.
The Court of Appeal unanimously rejected Energy Secretary Chris Huhne's argument that he had sufficient authority to back-date the lower subsidy to include solar projects completed within days of a consultation period on the matter coming to an end.
Huhne said the government plans to appeal the decision in the Supreme Court, Dow Jones reported.
Plans to cut the "feed-in tariff" solar subsidy were announced in October, with government ministers arguing the proliferation of cheaper solar panels should translate to a reduced payout to those consumers and businesses prepared to install them.
Huhne wants to reduce payments made to households and businesses who installed their solar panels after Dec. 12. But a legal challenge from two solar manufacturers, SolarCentury and HomeSun, and environmental group Friends of the Earth led to a high court judge ruling that the government had mishandled the implementation of the cuts.
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