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 UKs 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 solars growth in
these cost-effective applications therefore makes no sense from a consumer value
perspective.

Solar is a secure, home-grown solution to Britains 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 UKs emergent solar power industry and take into account
the industrys responses to the Governments 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 Vincents 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

Ramn 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 Mustard
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