UK softens approach to large PV with new incentives roster

UK Prime Minister David Cameron's government has blown hot and cold on solar

The UK government has softened its approach to supporting large PV systems for the next four years, including introducing a separate incentive level for “mid-sized” installations – that is, large commercial and industrial rooftops – for the first time.

Although it drew mixed reviews from industry sources, the announcement is the clearest sign yet of the UK government’s growing appreciation of the benefits of PV – both commercially, and in terms of helping the country meet its challenging 2020 targets.

The new PV incentives – published alongside a new regime for boosting biomass – essentially locks in the UK’s support architecture for large-scale renewables through to March 2017, when the Electricity Market Reform (EMR) package is due to replace the Renewables Obligation (RO).

As part of its broader banding review for the…

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