By the end of 2011, Great Britain's PV market had increased from 60 MW to almost 700 MW within 12 months. This development was enabled by a powerful feed-in tariff scheme introduced in April 2010. However, yet at the beginning of 2012 the success ended in turmoil as the UK government tried to reduce the rates abruptly. This did not give the industry enough time to adapt. It appeared as if the government snatched a defeat from the jaws of a solar energy victory. In the UK, the development of PV installation is mainly driven by the private domestic sector. So far, e.g., only very few houses under community control have PV systems fitted.
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