“To PV or not to PV”: An Analysis of the High Court’s Recent Treatment of Solar Energy

Citation

Muinzer T (2015) “To PV or not to PV”: An Analysis of the High Court’s Recent Treatment of Solar Energy. Environmental Law Review, 17 (2), pp. 128-135. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461452915576870

Abstract
First paragraph: This analysis examines two important judicial reviews concerning financial supports for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems:Solar Century Holdings Limited & Others v Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change(hereafterSolar Century),1andBreyer Group Plc and Others v Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change(hereafterBreyer Group).2The former case concerns large-scale PV systems, and the latter case concerns small-scale systems. The following analysis begins by addressing the background, arguments and reasoning underpinningSolar Century, then proceeds to treat these elements inBreyer Group. A Commentary section then juxtaposes and compares both of the decisions.

Keywords
solar energy; photovoltaics; renewables obligation; feed-in tariffs; judicial review

Journal
Environmental Law Review: Volume 17, Issue 2