HC 1605 Energy and Climate Change and Environmental Audit CommitteesWritten evidence submitted by Helen Keith

1. I have recently been looking into installing solar panels.

2. I have spent a lot of time researching the different panels, invertors and different contractors.

3. I was aware that a consultation exercise was due to end on 23 December 2012.

4. Then, during the consultation period, we are informed that the eligibility date has already been decided as 12 December 2011.

5. What sort of “consultation” means that specific details of the scheme can be changed before the “consultation” period has ended.

6. It is unacceptable to change the scheme during the consultation exercise.

7 November 2011