Government submits appeal on Feed in Tariff decision to Supreme Court

Energy Ministers have submitted their final appeal in an attempt to overturn a High Court ruling that cuts to the Feed-in Tariff were unlawful.

The decision on the appeal will give a ruling on the exact rate of Feed in Tariff for the period from December 12th 2011 to March 3rd 2012. This is the clarification the Solar PV industry has been waiting for and closure on this issue will be seen by many in the industry as a step necessary to allow the market to finally move on.

Lawyers acting on behalf of the Department for Energy and Climate Change submitted the paperwork yesterday two days ahead of a deadline set from their last Court of Appeal defeat.

Because the appeal court judges refused leave to challenge their verdict, the Government must apply directly to a panel of three Supreme Justices, who will decide whether to allow the final appeal to be heard.