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This week, the Department of Energy and Climate Change confirmed that it will seek to overturn a Judicial Review in the Supreme Court after its proposed cuts to the solar feed-in tariff were deemed unlawful. The industry has widely condemned Government’s decision to appeal to the Supreme Court, which means that the level of FiT for those systems registered between December 12, 2011 and March 3, 2012 will still be unconfirmed.

All the coverage from this week’s events and DECC’s decision to appeal to the Supreme Court can be found in today’s newsletter.

Peter Bennett

http://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/

The Feed in Tarrif is the name for the UK government scheme where homeowners, business and organisations such as schools and community groups receive money for electricity they generate through small-scale renewable energy installations e.g. solar panels.

The rate of the Feed in Tarrif paid for installing solar panels will be cut from 43.3p per kilowatt hour of solar electricity to just 21p per kilowatt hour after 12th December 2011.

Those whose solar PV installations are installed before the cut-off date of 12th December 2011 will get the current higher rate of 43.3p per kilowatt hours .

Installations completed between the 12th December 2011 and 1st April 2012 will receive the higher rate until the 1st April 2012, which will then drop to the new lower rate of 21p per kilowatt hour.

Installations completed after the 1st April 2012 will just get the lower rate of 21p per kilowatt hour.

Find out more about the Feed in Tarrif

SOL Electrical shared a stall at the Mid Devon show with Green Resource Engineering who we work with in the installation of Solar panels / PV systems, they provide ground mounting systems, solar thermal panels, and air source heat pumps.

“We are delighted with our PV panels and are proud to be contributing positively to the UK’s energy production, as well as earning a decent return on investment.

The system was installed by SOL electrical, who we knew from 2009, when they rewired our house. SOL offered an all round ‘Solar’ service from an initial site survey, cost estimate, installation through to registration and as we were pleased with the high standard of work in our house, we went ahead with an order of a 3.1 Kw system.  Communication and trust were fundamental in selecting the right installer as the terminology of PV technology was new to us and things needed explaining at the most basic level, Simon was very patient!.

After care service is a priority for us going forward and we are confident SOL will be quick to respond if a query arises in the future.”

Natasha and Greg Shirley, North Curry

Here are some photographs of some of our recent Solar Panel installations, on new build properties, existing properties and stand alone installs.

Find out more about Solar Panel installation in Devon and the South West

The Energy Saving Trust have a useful guide, that is a great introduction if you are interested in finding out about and comparing different methods of generating your own energy.

Find out more: http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Generate-your-own-energy

Find out more about the Feed in Tarrif

The Energy Saving Trust are the UK’s leading impartial organisation helping people save energy and reduce carbon emissions.

SOL Electrical was given its Microgeneration Certification Scheme stamp of approval in early October. All photovoltaic installations carried out by us will be eligible for the government backed feed in tariff scheme. Customer satisfaction is guaranteed through the REAL scheme, this consumer protection organization is set up to promote high standards in the renewables industry.

Contact us today for advice and prices.

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Find out who we are and what we do, our current services include:

• General electrical work
• Electrical design and installation including three phase
• Re-wiring
• Periodic inspections
• Lighting
• Solar photovoltaic systems
• Audio/Visual
• Fire alarms
• Energy saving consultancy
• IT infrastructure