Solarcentury argues that the Government needed go though the consultation process properly and only change tariffs at the end of the procedures laid down in statute.
Jeremy Leggett, Chairman, Solarcentury said:
"We encouage the Secretary of State to accept the judges very clear ruling, not plunge the industry into a further period of uncertainty by considering going to appeal, and to conduct the reminder of the current consultation process properly with constructive converstations with the industry."
“Solarcentury is pleased with the decision, obviously. The Court has stopped Government abusing its power but it doesn’t make up for the fact that DECC has created chaos for the renewable energy industry as a whole, and not just solar. Solarcentury was very reluctant to take this legal challenge but DECC gave us no choice. All of this could have been avoided if DECC had done a proper consultation last summer, as they promised, and engaged constructively with the solar industry. I do hope that DECC will now engage properly with the industry, so that together we can build a viable solar industry in the UK, as they have in Germany.”
