From Greenpeace: George Osborne is on the verge of taking a sledgehammer to solar power. Earlier this year, he unveiled sweeping cuts to how the solar industry is funded. With his plans now on the cusp of being approved, the UK is set to see a huge slump in the number of solar panels installed each year. And shockingly, thousands of solar workers look certain to lose their jobs. But right now we’ve got a chance to push back. The government has launched a public consultation on the cuts and says it wants to hear our views. If enough of us take part, we can raise the alarm about Osborne’s plan. The consultation closes on Friday, so can you spare a minute to have your say? Click to start: https://secure.greenpeace.org.uk/save-our-solar Solar power firms have said the cuts will “actively destroy” the industry [1], and here’s why: the Chancellor wants to slash a crucial scheme called the feed in tariff. In case you haven't heard of it before, the feed-in tariff is a scheme that's helped make solar power a good investment for thousands of people. It means when schools, farmers, homeowners or factory owners put panels on their roofs, they receive a payment for generating their own energy and feeding any surplus back into the national grid. If Osborne’s cuts go ahead, the impact could decimate solar power in the UK. More than 20,000 solar industry workers would lose their jobs and 900,000 fewer panels would be installed over the next five years [2].

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Solar power	20/10/15 14:27:00	Iris Hill
Re:Solar power	20/10/15 17:29:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Solar power	20/10/15 20:31:00	Rima Jones
Re:Re:Re:Solar power	21/10/15 07:19:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Re:Re:Solar power	21/10/15 10:12:00	Andrew Welford
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Solar power	21/10/15 13:01:00	Rima Jones
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Solar power	21/10/15 13:27:00	Cllr Sam Hearn
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Solar power	21/10/15 13:31:00	Brian Coyle
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Solar power	21/10/15 13:36:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Solar power	21/10/15 13:40:00	Cllr Sam Hearn
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Solar power	21/10/15 13:45:00	Rima Jones
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Solar power	21/10/15 14:06:00	Rima Jones
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Solar power	21/10/15 15:54:00	Huw Burford-Taylor
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Solar power	21/10/15 16:06:00	Rima Jones
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Solar power	22/10/15 00:01:00	Andrew Welford
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Solar power	22/10/15 07:36:00	Rima Jones
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Solar power	22/10/15 09:59:00	Rima Jones

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