Published on the BBC News website on 24th March 2014
Solar power could provide up to 4% of the UK’s electricity by the end of the decade, the government has said.
The plummeting cost of solar panels has caused the government to revise upwards its forecast for solar energy use, Energy Secretary Ed Davey said.
This had contributed to the government decision to end most subsidies for large-scale solar this month, he added.
But the solar industry said the cuts were a mistake and would prevent it from competing with fossil fuels.
Continue reading Solar energy ‘could provide 4% of UK electricity by 2020’
Follow Havant FOE