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This has been a marathon effort, but we are now approaching the finishing line on giving feedback on all the Government FiT consultations. Last time we looked at the review for the solar PV FiT, this time we are looking at the FiT for all other renewable technologies. Crucially, we have included what we think should be done for communities … Read more…

I have now looked at the consultation documents and analysed the data for the county. The attached evidence document from Oxfordshire shows how many, and how high, the barriers are for real community involvement in the Feed-in Tariff scheme. The Hub response to both consultations is to suggest that, given the evidence of the FiT register so far, there is a … Read more…

With on-going consultations and reviews on the Feed-in Tariffs, the current situation is now quite complex. We thought it would be useful to summarise the latest position so that you know where you stand vis-à-vis potential community renewable projects. The Government published three documents on Thursday 9th February 2012: The Government Response to the Consultation on the Phase 1 Review … Read more…

After the shock of the FiT review at the end of last year, I thought about completely re-designing our programme of blog topics for Generating community energy! Would three blogs on Making solar PV happen be any use to person or beast now? Had the FiT review killed solar PV for communities? Having had Christmas and New Year to think … Read more…

Well, here I sit in the John Radcliffe on 23rd December waiting for my son Miles to have his final appointment on a broken thumb (rugby of course) still thinking about the FiT review rather than getting ready for Christmas! It has been an interesting time exchanging views and gradually refining the initial thoughts. For me, it all boils down … Read more…