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Oriel Printing Company has had a 49.35kWp system installed on the roof of their premises in Hull to help slash electricity bills and cut the company’s carbon footprint.

The opposition day defeat yesterday has left the industry bitterly disappointed. The decision came despite the solar industry’s descending on Westminster for a comprehensive lobbying of parliament in the hope of halting the proposed cut to the feed-in tariff.

A consultation on the Green Deal, which will provide home energy-saving upgrades to householders at no upfront cost, was published today as part of the Energy and Climate Change Secretary’s Annual Energy Statement to parliament.

Swimming against the tide of opinion within the solar industry, Oakapple believes that the reduction to the tariff could actually be a benefit to the UK industry, as the lower rate will accelerate the expulsion of less professional operators and discourage foreign companies from entering the market.

The commons debate regarding the Government's proposed cut to the feed-in tariff for solar power has resulted in a defeat for the opposition by 292 to 220, a majority of 72. The defeat means that the proposed cut-off date of December 12 will go-ahead as detailed, with the consultation period to end on December 31.

Chris Huhne is considering disposing of the current feed-in tariff system, which guarantees payments for a fixed period of time, in favour of a system where there is a limit on the amount of energy capacity that can be installed before the subsidy automatically falls, according to the Financial Times.

Chris Huhne is considering disposing of the current feed-in tariff system, which guarantees payments for a fixed period of time, in favour of a system where there is a limit on the amount of energy capacity that can be installed before the subsidy automatically falls, according to the Financial Times.

Ed Miliband, Leader of the Labour Party, and Caroline Flint, the Shadow Energy Secretary, have both expressed their concerns regarding the FiT review following a recent visit to Solarcentury. Ed Miliband has labelled the decision to slash back the incentives for people to produce their own green energy as the latest example of "short-sighted policies from a short term Tory-led Government".

At 11am this morning, bystanders on Westminster Bridge were witness to hundreds of UK solar supporters who lined up to campaign against Government’s decision to cut the feed-in tariff rates by more than 50 percent on December 12. In total, more than 500 solar activists grabbed their billboards and high-visibility…

Today solar industry players and environmental campaigners will take part in a mass lobby in Parliament and a protest on Westminster Bridge in objection to Government’s proposal to cut the FiT…