'Untapped potential': Government and industry plot major rooftop solar push

Cecilia Keating
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'Untapped potential': Government and industry plot major rooftop solar push

Solar Taskforce meets for the first time, as government underscores its commitment to turbocharging roll out of rooftop solar arrays

The solar industry and government have agreed that ramping up solar power capacity on commercial and public rooftops should be a top priority as the UK looks to deliver on its clean energy goals. In...

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