Solar companies to sue UK government for £140m over feed-in tariff cuts

Guardian: Solar companies are planning to sue the government for £140m in damages, because of the cuts to subsidies in 2011 that were subsequently ruled "legally flawed" in the high court. The 17 companies said the way in which the changes to the feed-in tariff were handled was disastrous for their businesses, because it led to a sudden and dramatic fall in the number of people installing solar panels, and companies had to lay off thousands of workers. It is the latest stage of a long-running legal battle...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/23/solar-companies-feed-in-tariff-cuts
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