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As the date for the consultation review of the FIT’s review looms, there is uncertainty in the industry due to the current situation.

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Pressure group Save Our Solar, which campaigns under the slogan "Cut don't kill," is mobilizing efforts through parliament by inviting interested parties to write to their MP (Member of Parliament) and call for them to visit local solar businesses and hear first-hand of the significant impact the revised policy as outlined will have on employment. "Across the country 25,000 jobs have been created in two years, despite the current economic situation. These jobs include high-tech manufacturing jobs but also significant numbers of installation jobs spread right across the country to get the panels onto buildings," a draft letter from the group reads, adding: "However, all this could be destroyed if savage cuts to the rates of support are made too fast."

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Energy efficient homes will increase in value much faster than a conventional property and will depreciate less than existing homes, claims Gordon Miller, co-founder and sustainability and communications director of Sustain Worldwide.

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The Renewable Heat Incentive is designed to provide financial support that encourages individuals, communities and businesses to switch from using fossil fuel for heating, to renewables such as wood fuel.

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