Cuts to solar subsidy moves UK further away from clean energy - IPPR

“While slightly less extreme than expected, the cuts to solar subsidies that the government announced today still represent a 65% reduction in support for one of the cheapest forms of clean energy available.

“It is absolutely right that government should seek to control costs and provide value for money for householders. However, this cut to solar support come just a week after £175m was awarded to support diesel generation, the most polluting of all forms of energy.

“The right decision today would have been a smaller cut for solar and other clean technologies, paid for by a reorientation of support away from polluting sources such as diesel.”

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