What
began
as
a
joint
complaint
totaling
£2.2m
from
three
companies
last
summer
has
swelled
to
17
companies
across
the
solar
and
construction
sectors,
including
Lancashire-based
Solarlec
and
West
Yorkshire-based
Viscount
Solar.
The
legal
dust-up
stems
from
the
Department
of
Energy
and
Climate
Change’s
(DECC)
decision
to
bring
forward
a
deep
round
of
FIT
cuts
initially
planned
for
March
2012
to
December
2011.
From
industry's
perspective,
the
abrupt
move
was
especially
insulting
because
it
was
implemented
before
a
consultation
process
on
FIT
rates
was
finished.
Challenged
by
industry,
the
move
was
deemed
“unlawful…
