Solar stocks drop - Italy looks to reduce tariffs

About the same time last year Italy has created a bit of a turmoil among the solar investors by reducing its feed-in-tariffs.  A huge wave of installations at the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011, taking advantage of generous subsidies made the move absolutely necessary.  Now.. one year on.. we are still seeing a wave of installations (estimates range from 7.5GW in 2011 to recently reported by Reuters 9GW), and once again the market is surprised by Italy taking on tariffs again.