Error regarding the level of subsidy given to solar power could have cost consumers over £100m if not corrected
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has admitted to an embarrassing gaffe in key legislation before parliament and will come under fire again on Thursday from the National Audit Office over another subsidy issue.
The problems come at a difficult time for the government’s low-carbon energy programme with investors complaining that the electricity market reform (EMR) and other policy changes have undermined investor confidence, while some Conservative backbenchers are anxious about escalating costs.