Cameron said the ability to rapidly deploy solar has “created a significant opportunity for growth in the sector and the wider economy”, adding that PV “has the potential to play a valuable part of the UK’s renewable energy mix”.

The UK leader also reiterated the government’s commitment to shift development towards commercial rooftops and away from large ground-mounted arrays.

Cameron was responding to a letter from 150 UK solar businesses warning that current policy plans risk bringing the UK’s startling PV growth to a halt.

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