MPs call for evidence of Ministers' handling of Feed-in Tariff cuts

The Environmental Audit Committee and Energy and Climate Change Committee issued the call after launching an inquiry into Feed-in Tariffs for solar PV, with a view to hearing oral evidence later this month.

The Committees will examine the factors Government should consider when setting the rate of the Feed-in Tariffs in future, including the impact on electricity bills, 'green jobs’, take-up of other renewables and energy-saving behaviours.

The Committees are interested in receiving written evidence that looks at the following themes of the inquiry:

• Impact to date of Solar PV Feed-in Tariffs and the state of the solar energy market

• The balance between affordability and delivering the objectives of the Solar PV Feed-in Tariffs, including factors to consider when setting the rate of small-scale Feed-in Tariffs including jobs created, emissions reductions and energy-saving behavioural change

• The way in which the Government has managed the Solar PV Feed-in Tariff, the impact this has had to date, including the management of the Consultation

• Affordability of Solar Photovoltaic energy versus other renewable energy (given the overall levy-funded cap for energy bills) and the impact of Feed-in Tariffs on energy bills; and

• Experience of similar incentive mechanisms for renewables in other countries.

For written submissions to the Committees, please note:

Each submission should ideally:

• Begin with a short summary in bullet point form

• Have numbered paragraphs; and

• Be in Word format with as little use of colour or logos as possible.

A copy of the submission should be sent by e-mail to eacom@parliament.uk and marked 'Solar Feed-in Tariff’. An additional paper copy should be sent to:

Clerk of the Committee
Environmental Audit Committee
House of Commons
7 Millbank
London
SW1P 3JA