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Carmarthenshire County Council has unveiled plans to install solar panels on the roofs of some 2,700 council homes and other council buildings as part of a wide-ranging effort to reduce energy bills.

Former Economic Secretary to the Treasury Andrea Leadsom has joined Amber Rudd in the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s new line-up following her promotion to Minister of State for Energy yesterday evening.

German-headquartered developer, Goldbeck Solar has confirmed that it constructed and connected 75MW of UK solar capacity in the first quarter of 2015.

Bristol’s first community-owned solar park at Moorhouse Lane was launched by the city’s mayor George Ferguson this weekend.

Amber Rudd’s appointment as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has been warmly welcomed by industry groups this morning, with many adjudging her to have been the best possible option for renewable energies.

Amber Rudd is to replace Ed Davey as the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change as Prime Minister David Cameron continues to reshuffle his cabinet this morning.

The Conservatives secured a surprise election victory today, winning enough seats in this year’s General Election to form a majority government. 

Renewable distributor, Wagner Renewables has announced that it will begin stocking JA Solar and Tigo Energy’s optimised smart module.

Liberal Democrat and former environment secretary, Ed Davey has lost his seat to his Conservative rival James Berry.

Lightsource’s Kate Baxter told delegates at the recent Large-Scale Solar UK conference that the industry shouldn’t be fearful of any political party, except UKIP, which has promised to demolish DECC, repeal the climate change act; and “level the playing field” for coal.