Scottish government slams proposed solar incentive cuts

James S Murray
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Cutting the feed-in tariff so sharply and with so little warning will have a devastating impact on families and businesses across Scotland

The Scottish government has added its voice to the growing clamour for a rethink on the coalition government's proposed cuts to solar feed-in tariff incentives. Energy minister Fergus Ewing today issued...

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