Dear Prime Minister,

We are writing to express our concern about the levels of uncertainty in the solar

power industry as a result of recent proposed policy changes by your energy

department. We urge you to act to secure the UK solar industry and to strengthen

the UK’s position in the soaring global solar market estimated at over $130bn by

2020.

On larger commercial and industrial roofs, and in ground-mounted schemes solar is

the second cheapest major renewable in the UK. Overly restricting solar’s growth in

these cost-effective applications therefore makes no sense from a consumer value

perspective.

Solar is a secure, home-grown solution to Britain’s energy crisis. Thousands of UK

businesses have already invested in onsite solar power in order to reduce their

climate impact and to benefit directly from more stable energy costs. The UK

industry comprises over 2,000 SMEs, directly employing 16,000 people. 61% of the

value of large-scale solar investment accrues to the UK, higher than for many other

energy sources. The potential for further employment, innovation and growth across

the industry is exceptional, as international experience shows.

Just a short period of stable Government support is needed to deliver subsidy free

solar in the UK (by the end of the next Parliament). We very much welcome the very

positive benefits solar parity will deliver for UK businesses including improving

international competitiveness, lower energy price inflation and improved electricity

sector competition.

We would like to request a meeting with you as soon as possible to discuss these

issues further.

We urge you to back the UK’s emergent solar power industry and take into account

the industry’s responses to the Government’s consultation on changes to financial

support for solar PV which closes today.

Yours sincerely,

Jeremy Leggett

Chairman

Solar Century

Jonathon Porritt

Founder Director

Forum for the Future

Juliet Davenport

Founder and CEO

Good Energy

Ben Hill

President

Trina Solar Europe

Jonathan Selwyn

Managing Director

Lark Energy

John David

Investment Director

Rathbone Greenbank Investments

Kate Covill

CEO

Orta Solar Ltd

Stefano Salerno

Manager

Low Carbon

Lucille De Silva

Partner

Dentons UK EMEA LLP

Peter Blom

Chief Executive Officer

Triodos Bank

Sir Tim Smit KBE

Executive Chairman, Eden Regeneration Ltd

Co-founder, The Eden Project

Dr Michael Stein

Founder

Trillion Fund

Mr Alex Dyson BSc

Sales Surveyor

Solarsense

Giles Clark

CEO

Primrose Solar Holdings

Tracey Rawling Church

Head of Corporate Social Responsibility

KYOCERA

Charlie Shivers

Managing Director

Copper Industries

Nick Tappin

Finance Director

Absolute Renewable Energy UK Ltd

Dallas Read

Managing Director

IZEN Energy Systems Ltd

Norman Phipps

Director

ENRG Installations Ltd.

Jon High

Managing Director

JNS Connections Ltd

Emily Martin

Ice Renewables

Phil Hibbert

Managing Director

Evolution Renewable Energy Solutions Ltd

Peter Horlock

Managing Director

Ecowatt Renewable Solutions LTD

Patrick McKendry

Sustainability Manager

St Vincent’s Housing

Jeff Glass

CEO

Anglian Green Deal Limited

William Silverstone

Director

Silverstone Green Energy

Herbert Eppel

Director

HE Translations

Carl Benfield

Managing Director

Prescient Power Ltd

Philip Percival

Director

Macdonald and Company

John-Rhys Williams

Director

Energion

Chris Hornzee-Jones

Director

Aerotrope Ltd

Angus Macdonald

Managing Director

British Solar Renewables

Simon Baggaley

UK Sales Director

Enphase Energy

John Pearson

Technical Director

Environment Logic Ltd

Mike Judge

Sales & Business Development

Tata Power Solar

Ramón Arratia

European Sustainability Director

Interface

Karl Harder

Managing Director

Abundance Generation

Howard Johns

Managing Director

Southern Solar Ltd

Charles Perry

Director

Second Nature Partnership LLP

James Owen

Commercial Director

Swindon Commercial Services

Simon Wragg

Managing Director

SunCredit

Jerry Hamilton

Director of renewables & energy solutions

Rexel Energy Solutions UK

Kevin Hard

Managing Director

Evo Energy

Ian Draisey

Managing Director

BayWa r.e. Solar Systems Ltd

Jon Walker

Managing Director

1 World Solar Ltd

Mark Krull

Director

Logic Certification Ltd.

Martin Dowd

Managing Director

MG Renewables

Paul Hutchens

Managing Director

Eco2 Solutions Limited

Tristan Fischer

CEO and Founder

Lumicity Ltd.

David Finlay

Director

Safin Resources Ltd.

Jonathan Bates

Director

Photon Energy Ltd

David Sandilands

Chief Executive Officer

Inazin Power Ltd

Stephen Gibbins

Director

Atem Solar Limited

John Mustardé

Managing Director

Oskomera Solar Power Solutions UK Ltd

James R G Adam

Managing Director

Wendover Green Ltd

Annette Softley

General Manager

Solar UK

Michael Hibberd

Director

Finesse Energy Ltd

Jon Cape

Managing Director

iPower Energy Ltd

Kevin Hook

Technical Director

PPL Training Ltd

Sara Fairbairn

Managing Director

Eco-Exmoor Ltd

Henning Schulze

Vice President Europe

JA SOLAR Holdings Co. Ltd.

Ben Cosh

Managing Director

TGC Renewables

Richard Waxman

Chairman

Waxman Energy Ltd

Andy Coleman

Business Manager

TES Greenleaf

Nick Pascoe

Managing Director

Orta Solar Farms Ltd

John Foster

Managing Director

Foster Property Developments Ltd

Alan Aldridge

Managing Director

Riomay Ltd

Martin Cornes

Director

Midlands Electrical Fire and Security Ltd

Peter Randall

Managing Director

Solar Kingdom Ltd

Stuart Cooper

Managing Director

SOLFEX energy systems

Gabriel Wondrausch

Managing Director

Sungift Solar Ltd

Prashant Mathur

President - International Sales & Strategic Sourcing

Vikram Solar India

Richard Alexander

Managing Director

Alexander & Co

Steve Dennis

Director

Carnon Contracting

Geoff Fox

Managing Director

Enlightened Solar

Grant Withers

Managing Director

Forster Group Ltd

Dirk Terjung

Sales/Marketing

Econergy Europe Ltd

Thomas Heiser

Director

Focal Point Marketing and Events

Haydn Scholes

Regional Director

Wardell Armstrong LLP

Kevin Power

Director

Kraft Renewable Energy

Nick Holman

Director

BNRG Renewables

Gilly Jones

Managing director

YouGen

Laura Brown

Director

Narec Distributed Energy Limited

Mike Watson

Chairman

Pager Power Limited

Tony Edwards

Managing Director

Natural Energy Sources Limited

Stephen Booth

Director

REG Wind Power

Peter Capener

Chairman

Community Energy England

John Mason

Managing Director

Renewable and Efficient Energy Limited

Tony Gillett

Planning & Development

Foster Property Developments Ltd

Rafe Bateson

Renewables Director

W T Parker Group Ltd

Gill Fox

Commercial Director

EEC Solar

Sesh Diu

Founder

Aniron Renewables

Kevin Power

Managing Director

Kraft Renewable Energy

Martyn Berry

Technical Manager

Enphase Energy

Mark Moores

Managing Director

M&M Plumbing & Heating Supplies Ltd

Stuart Elmes

CEO

Viridian Solar

Prof Ralph Gottschalg

Director, Egnitec

Professor of Applied Photovoltaics, Loughborough University

Richard Jenkins

Managing Director

Ecolution

Mo Kelly

CEO

SASIE Ltd

Matthew Rhodes

Managing Director

Encraft

Kamil Shah

Marketing Manager

Wagner Solar UK Ltd