The plan will force more than 5MW power station to enable a new support program, which so far has been modest to accept.
UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has confirmed its plan is planning to withdraw support for solar energy from April 1, 2015 based on renewable energy obligation (RO).
In a consultation published yesterday, DECC has listed program designed based on RO, 2015 or 2016 for the development of more than 5MW solar project is fully withdrawn support.
Britain this year, is expected to become Europe's largest market. The latest forecast NPD Solarbuzz estimates that in 2014 Britain's solar capacity will be installed 2.875GW.
The consultation document declaration, the government "considers it necessary to take action to control the cost of large-scale solar PV to ensure that the burden in the case of RO and electricity market reform (EMR) is affordable."
The Government pointed out that more than 5MW solar project will be able to apply for support according to the auction will begin in October 2014 CFDs (CfD). However, the industry recently expressed the solar classified as a mature technology holds serious reservations, and investors 15-year plan for the short CfD remains lukewarm.
UK Solar Trade Association (STA) CEO Paul ? Pavel (Paul Barwell) said the move will slow the rate of decline of solar energy cost.
"The industry is recommended to keep these concerns, and was surprised to be singled out by the harsh treatment seems the government is trying to determine the energy mix, and hidden in the 'Budget Management' is behind false pretenses."
He said: "As a large industry, DECC asked us to work with communities to ensure that solar energy is still popular, we do the same today proposed the implementation of these proposals are not rewarded if passed, they would make extraordinary progress in the industry retrograde facts. healthy competition on reducing renewable energy industry. "
Aims to make a significant financial commitment to help protect developers, DECC also on those who qualified before May 13 or May 2014, the project provided a grace period of consultation is recommended, this day is the beginning of the consultation date.
In addition to withdraw support for the installation of solar energy over 5MW ground, the government would extend tariff subsidies enjoyed diminishing of roof-mounted solar consultation proposals that aim DECC as a key strategy for the UK solar market.
The department said: "In order to support the roof of the deployment, we are today enjoys more than 50kW FiT projects currently 'diminishing band' is split into two parts consultations: one is independent of the other non-independent. In other words, for the construction and installation of solar panels subsidy cuts rate than ground-mounted solar panels to cut slowly, thus making the roof installation program through the feed-in tariff for more financial support. "
Despite RO support will be completely withdrawn in April 2015 the threat, but large-scale solar industry is expected to become the UK in 2014 the UK's largest, and some analysts expect more than planned for the end of the ROC will lead up to 5MW PV 4GW stations from now until April 2015 to install.
DECC next four weeks will these proposals in consultation ends on July 7, 2014