Two solar companies – Homesun and Solarcentury – together with environmental group Friends of the Earth took the Government to court over its handling of the proposed cuts to thefeed-in tariff(Fit) scheme.

After a court hearing lasting two days, the judgement – made by Mr Justice Mitting – will be welcomed by thesolarindustry, which has taken something of a battering since news of the cuts was announced at the end of October. Given the ruling, a judicial review could potentially mean that the Government will have to relaunch its consultation on FiTs.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has been refused permission to appeal against today’s decision.

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