{"id":10189,"date":"2015-09-16T12:09:38","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T12:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learntechnique.com\/?p=10189"},"modified":"2021-04-23T12:56:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T11:56:22","slug":"niceic-and-elecsa-fear-thousands-of-jobs-could-be-at-risk-following-government-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learntechnique.com\/niceic-and-elecsa-fear-thousands-of-jobs-could-be-at-risk-following-government-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"NICEIC and ELECSA fear thousands of jobs could be at risk following Government plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><em><strong>NICEIC and ELECSA fear thousands of jobs could be at risk following Government<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/professional-electrician.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PE-Stock-photos-HQ-053.jpg\" alt=\"NICEIC and ELECSA Concerned Over Proposed Slash to Feed in Tariff\" \/> plans to slash the Feed in Tariff (FiT) rates for solar PV by up to 87%.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The cuts, due to be implemented in January 2016, would see FiT payments for new solar panels drop to less than 2p per unit of electricity. This means homeowners would receive up to, on average, \u00a3190 less in subsidy payments annually, compared to current FiT rates.<\/p>\n<p>NICEIC and ELECSA believe this reduction could have a significant impact on demand for solar PV technology and further consequences for those people working within the industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Feed in Tariff played a major part in making solar PV an attractive option for many householders,\u201d commented Dani Putney, renewables specialist at NICEIC and ELECSA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has always been accepted that the tariff would need to be revised in line with falling installation costs, but at the proposed rates homeowners would have to wait decades before they would see a viable return on investment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo suddenly pull the plug on funding in such a drastic manner could have a dramatic, negative effect on the market and potentially put thousands of jobs at risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has admitted they are unable to quantify how many business will be affected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would urge all those working in the sector to respond to the consultation and voice their concerns about the potential impact of this decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe there are some alternatives the Government could consider to safeguard the long-term future of the industry. We will be consulting with our members on the best options going forward before making our official response to Government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) said the cuts were necessary to halt a \u00a31.5 billion overspend on renewables. It has also suggested that subsidy payments could be halted entirely in 2016 if costs could not be controlled.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Anyone wishing to respond to the consultation can do so at the link below. https:\/\/econsultation.decc.gov.uk\/office-for-renewable-energy-deployment-ored\/fit-review-2015<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NICEIC and ELECSA fear thousands of jobs could be at risk following Government plans to slash the Feed in Tariff (FiT) rates for solar PV by up to 87%. The cuts, due to be implemented in January 2016, would see FiT payments for new solar panels drop to less than 2p per unit of electricity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[507],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NICEIC and ELECSA fear thousands of jobs could be at risk following Government plans - Technique Learning Solutions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/learntechnique.com\/niceic-and-elecsa-fear-thousands-of-jobs-could-be-at-risk-following-government-plans\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NICEIC and ELECSA fear thousands of jobs could be at risk following Government plans - Technique Learning Solutions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"NICEIC and ELECSA fear thousands of jobs could be at risk following Government plans to slash the Feed in Tariff (FiT) rates for solar PV by up to 87%. 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