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21 February 2012

GOVERNMENT TO WASTE TAXPAYERS' MONEY IN SEEKING TO APPEAL IN SUPREME COURT

Today Homesun, the UK's leading free-solar company, commented on the Government seeking permission to appeal in the Supreme Court.

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09 February 2012

DECC ATTEMPTS TO KILL SOLAR THROUGH THE BACK DOOR

Today HomeSun, the UK’s leading free-solar company, commented on the publication of the Government’s response to phase 1 of the FIT review consultation.

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03 February 2012

HOMESUN RESPONSE TO TODAY'S CHANGES TO DECC

Commenting on Chris Huhne’s resignation and the subsequent appointment of Ed Davey as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Read more>>>

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25 January 2012

HOMESUN CEO TALKS TO BBC ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT FAILED APPEAL

Daniel Green talks to BBC News about what the courts decision to block the government's appeal means to the industry. Watch Now>>>

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25 January 2012

HomeSun CEO Daneil Green talks to Radio West Midlands about the recent win over Government's appeal

Daniel Green speaks about the effect of the solar cuts to the industry and what the defeat over the governments appeal means to the industry and home owners.

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25 January 2012

COURT UNANIMOUSLY THROWS OUT GOVERNMENT APPEAL

Today, Sam Grodzinski, HomeSun’s QC, led HomeSun, Friends of the Earth and Solarcentury to victory as the Government lost its appeal against The High Court ruling that Government acted unlawfully. Read more>>>

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13 January 2012

GOVERNMENT IN APPEAL COURT - URGED TO END UNCERTAINTY

Government in court over Feed-in Tariff debacle - appeals that it has not broken the law. £100m cost to FIT budget. Industry urges non-discriminatory FIT going forward. The Government today argued in the Appeal Court that it had not acted ‘unlawfully’ in proposing a date for a cut to the FIT mid-way through a consultation and effectively imposing a retrospective tariff. Read more>>>

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11 January 2012

WHICH? CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY SHOWS NEED TO BREAK AWAY FROM BIG ENERGY

Consumers are keen to generate their own electricity from solar PV but FIT must be equal across board to ensure free solar systems remain available. Responding to the poor ratings of the big six energy companies in a Which? customer satisfaction survey published today, Daniel Green, CEO of leading solar company, HomeSun, said: “It is clear that the British public wants independence from Big Energy and ever rising bills. Everyone should be able to produce their own free energy with solar and that includes lower-income private homeowners who don’t have the spare £10,000 to buy a system. Read more>>>

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21 December 2011

**HOMESUN WINS LEGAL CHALLENGE TO GOVERNMENT**

Judicial Review finds coalition government’s feed-in tariff proposals unlawful. Today, HomeSun the leading solar company along with Friends of the Earth and Solarcentury, won its case against the coalition Government’s Feed-in Tariff proposals at the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand. Following a Judicial Review, Mr Justice Mitting found it to be illegal to have an ‘effective date’ on the 12th December two weeks before the end of the FIT review consultation period on the 23rd December. Read more>>

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15 December 2011

HIGH COURT APPROVES LEGAL CHALLENGE TO GOVERNMENT

20^th December set for Judicial Review of coalition government’s proposals to cut the feed in tariff

Today, HomeSun the leading solar company along with Friends of the Earth and Solarcentury has won its application for a Judicial Review of the coalition Government’s proposals to cut the Feed-in Tariff from the 12^th December. The date for the hearing is on Tuesday 20^th December, which is three days before the FIT consultation ends.

HomeSun’s legal challenge focuses on the 12^th December ‘reference’ date, when the proposed new FIT would come into play, being two weeks before the FIT review consultation period ends on 23^rd December.

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16 Novermber 2011

Government ploughs ahead with job cuts as new unemployment figures are released

25,000 workers in the rapidly growing domestic renewable energy services sector are at risk of losing their jobs before Christmas due to the coalition government’s poorly thought-through FITs policy. At the same time, the Office of National Statistics has announced new unemployment figures showing an a rise of 129,000 in unemployment*. Read more >>>

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15 November 2011

HomeSun CEO Daniel Green describes the devastation to be caused by the government's actions which will stop solar dead in its tracks Wake Up To Money.

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14 November 2011

HomeSun starts proceedings to file for a Judicial Review of government action. HomeSun believes that the government has acted unlawfully - the consultation is a sham because the 12th December has already been decided. The document sets out the argument. Read Mo re >>>

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10 November 2011

Government Kills Solar

Emerging from a crisis meeting between Greg Barker and leaders in the solar industry earlier today, Daniel Green CEO of HomeSun said: “The government needs to be seen to consult on the Feed in Tariffs, but it is clear from this meeting this is all a foregone conclusion. The drop dead date of 12th December for the subsidy cut is too short notice...Read more>>>

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20 October 2011

Shadow falls over solar subsidies

Coalition's green hue fades with solar cuts

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BBC Breakfast Feature

Buy Solar, Free Solar, SolarShare – HomeSun works with the government backed Feed-in Tariffs to give homeowners more options for having solar and producing their own free electricity.

Earlier in 2010, BBC Breakfast featured HomeSun to help explain the options.

One of the ‘stars of the show’ was Mr Arnold who was our very first SolarShare customer. The PV system was installed within a day, he paid just £500 + £5 per month for a panels that is saving him around a third off his electricity bill, and the whole system is maintained by HomeSun for 25 years. An excellent solution for homeowners with eligible roofs, who want to see a short term return without any significant up front costs.

Another homeowner decided to buy his solar panels for £18,000. With the Feed-in Tariffs he estimates breaking even in around 10 years – an excellent solution for homeowners who have a ‘pot’ to invest and can afford to wait for a return.

PS: One correction to the interview: PV panels aren’t heavy, and fall well within the building regulation requirements for most houses, but this will be confirmed during the technical survey before any installation

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2 August 2011

Michael Fish Visits Winner of Britain's Greenest Home

Here's how the Metro covered Glenn and Frances Simpson's victory in our Britain's Greenest Home competition. Legendary weatherman Michael Fish popped into their house near Cheltenham with a cheque for their £3000 prize. Read more

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8 July 2011

Beat the Rise!

Free Solar Could Save UK from energy price rises. Read more

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22 June 2011

Top 10 Solar Hot Spots Revealed

34,233 households** in the UK who have installed solar panels on their roof are now benefiting from lower energy bills. Britain’s Top Ten cities and towns with the highest concentration of homes powered by solar panels has been revealed... Read More

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12 June 2011

With energy prices rises, the heat is on

Cherry Maslen of the Sunday Times tells you how to save power and generate your own by looking into HomeSun for free solar panel systems

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Monday 23 May 2011

Islanders stake claim for greenest home

MORE entries for a contest to find Britain’s Greenest Home have come from the Isle of Wight than any other area. Read More >>

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Friday 20 May 2011

Sunny Side up on Solar Street in Burgess Hill

NINE neighbours are on the sunny side of the street in Burgess Hill after they all had free solar panels installed. Read more >>

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Thursday 28 April

Metro.co.uk spots what might be Britain's first solar street

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1000th Installation Norwich

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Thursday 28 April

FindaProperty.com: Are we warming to solar panels? April’s unseasonably sunny weather has had an unexpected consequence: more of us are using the sun to save money at home and help the environment Read more>>

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Wednesday 6 April

Dailyfinance.co.uk backs HomeSun's initiative to go green and forget oil price hikes. Read more>>

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Tuesday 5 April

The Daily Express support HomeSun's Free Solar Forecast. Read more >>

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Thursday 24 March

Britain’s Greenest Home: Challenge Michael Fish & win £3000

FindaProperty.com had a chance to interview Michael Fish on a brand new competition to find Britain's Greenest Home. “I’ve done everything I can to make my home greener, in fact I was ahead of the game, when I started 40 years ago. I’ve got double glazing, loft insulation, all my light bulbs are energy saving and I’ve installed a new boiler. I've done everything I could possibly do, in fact I could possibly win this competition.' - Michael Fish