Press Releases
23/03/2012 | HomeSun wins as Government loses right to appeal in the Supreme Court
Today HomeSun commented on the Supreme Court’s decision to refuse to grant the coalition Government permission to appeal against the unlawful Judicial Review ruling.
Today HomeSun, the UK’s leading free-solar company, commented on the pending publication of the Government's response to the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee Report on Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs
29/02/2012 | Government claim that solar PV will cost £1.5bn is proven wrong by their own statistics
Today HomeSun, the UK’s leading free-solar company, refutes Greg Barker's claim that extra FIT cost will be £1.5bn
21/02/2012 | Government to Waste Taxpayers' Money in Seeking to Appeal in the Supreme Court
Today HomeSun, the UK’s leading free-solar company, commented on the Government seeking permission to appeal in the Supreme Court
09/02/2012 | DECC Attempts to kill free solar throught 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.
03/02/2012 | HomeSun response to today's changes to DECC
Today HomeSun, the UK’s leading free-solar company, commented on Chris Huhne's resignation.
25/01/2012 | 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.
19/01/2012 | HomeSun Responds to Government's FIT Review Update
Today HomeSun, the UK’s leading free-solar company whose QC, Sam Grodzinski, is leading the legal challenge to Government over the Feed-in Tariff proposals (with Friends of the Earth and Solarcentury) responded to the announcement that DECC has laid draft licence modifications before Parliament.
13/01/2012 | 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.
11/01/2012 | 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.
21/12/11 | 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.
16/11/11 | 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*.
15/12/11 | High court approves legal challenge to Government
20th 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 12th December. The date for the hearing is on Tuesday 20th December, which is three days before the FIT consultation ends.
14/11/11 | HomeSun legally challenges the UK government
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.
10/11/11 | 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: in the solar industry it means 25000 people risk losing their jobs before Christmas, companies face bankruptcy and 1000s of homeowners will lose out on the orders they placed for solar PV installations along with deposits.
25/08/11 | Britain's top 5 solar streets named
An address in Eastbourne has been named Britain’s Sunniest Street by HomeSun and weatherman Michael Fish and Free Solar pioneers HomeSun. Streets in Pembrokeshire, Cornwall, Hampshire and Devon also made it into the top 5.
21/08/11 | Michael Fish celebrates the Isle of Wight's "Solar Valley"
Michael Fish celebrated with residents who have dubbed their Sandown street “Solar Valley” after free solar pioneers HomeSun installed its sixteenth rooftop system. HomeSun have now installed more systems in Perowne Way than in any other street in the country. Read more.
26/07/11 | Cornwall's sunniest address named
Residents in Polmear Parc could be saving a total of over £6000 off their energy bills every year, after it emerged that the street is the best in Cornwall for free solar power. HomeSun, used aerial photographs to discover that 37 homes in the street could qualify for solar panels, paid for by the government-backed Feed-In Tariff. Read more.
12/10/10 | Isle of Wight resident is the first to snap up Free Solar
East Cowes resident, Mrs Luckett, has just become the first homeowner on the Isle of Wight and in the UK to have a Free Solar system installed by HomeSun on her home. Click to download
08/10/10 | Home Solar Could Cut Cornwall's Carbon Footprint By Over 28,000 Tonnes
Homeowners in Cornwall could cut the county’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 28,300 tonnes per year by installing solar on their homes. Click to download
08/10/10 | Home Solar Could Cut Devon's Carbon Footprint By Over 87,000 Tonnes
Homeowners in Devon could cut the county’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 87,900 tonnes per year by installing solar on their homes. Click to download
08/10/10 | Home Solar Could Cut Dorset's Carbon Footprint By Over 40,000 Tonnes
Homeowners in Dorset could cut the county’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 40,600 tonnes per year by installing solar on their homes. Click to download
08/10/10 | Home Solar Could Cut Essex's Carbon Footprint By Over 87,000 Tonnes
Homeowners in Essex could cut the county’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 87,200 tonnes per year by installing solar on their homes. Click to download
08/10/10 | Home Solar Could Cut Oxfordshire's Carbon Footprint By Over 32,000 Tonnes
Homeowners in Oxfordshire could cut the county’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 32,400 tonnes per year by installing solar on their homes. Click to download
08/10/10 | Home Solar Could Cut Suffolk's Carbon Footprint By Over 40,000 Tonnes
Homeowners in Suffolk could cut the county’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 40,100 tonnes per year by installing solar on their homes. Click to download
08/10/10 | Home Solar Could Cut Wiltshire's Carbon Footprint By Over 32,000 Tonnes
Homeowners in Suffolk could cut the county’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 32,800 tonnes per year by installing solar on their homes. Click to download
13/09/10 | British Majority Votes For Free Solar
HomeSun, the free power company, today announced that a staggering 42,000 homeowners across the UK have made an application to claim their free solar panels. Click to download
05/08/10 | The £1bn Solar Giveaway!
HOMESUN; ON A SEARCH FOR THE RIGHT ROOFS
Homeowners with a large unshaded south facing roof could be in luck! Click to download
01/08/10 | Solar Over-Selling Concern Sparked By OFGEM Report
Britain’s leading free solar company, HomeSun, has today expressed concern that millions of homeowners may be encouraged to invest in solar without having a clear picture of the financial returns. Click to download
