Caroline Ansell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Ansell on 2016-04-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to support the solar industry in the South East; and if she will make a statement.
Andrea Leadsom
Government recognises the significant role that solar deployment under the Feed-in-Tariffs (FITs) has played in engaging non-energy professionals in the electricity market, and the role that small-scale generation can play in the future energy mix. We therefore decided to keep the FITs scheme open in order to support the solar industry on a path to subsidy-free deployment.
Some 91,000 solar installations directly supported by FITs have been undertaken in the South East, providing 425 MW of generating capacity.
The new tariffs we’ve introduced will provide appropriate rates of return within a capped budget, encouraging further solar deployment whilst providing significantly better value for money to bill payers.
