North
of
England-based
Solarlec
PV
Solutions
and
two
other
companies
claim
they
saw
“a
drop
in
consumer
confidence,
reduction
in
orders,
sales
and
profit
margin,
as
well
as
the
loss
of
substantial
contracts”,
as
a
result
of
government
efforts
to
amend
the
solar
support
regime.
The
row
centres
on
plans
first
announced
by
the
UK
Department
of
Energy
and
Climate
Change
(DECC)
last
October
to
change
the
rates
on
offer
for
small-scale
solar
systems.
The
DECC
lost
a
long-running
court
battle
over
the
proposed
cuts
in
March
after
solar…