Solar PV Feed In Tariff (FIT)

UPDATE:  5th  Feb 2012

After deliberating since January 13, the Court of Appeal finally denied the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) a hearing for its appeal against the High Court's December ruling on UK solar feed-in tariffs. Since then the Govt have lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court.This means the CURRENT feed-in tariff is 21p, BUT will go back to 43.3p for <4kW systems installed until March 3rd, 2012 if this appeal is lost. The FIT rate has not been established post 31st March.

Below you will find a summary of the current FIT rates for PV installations to 31ST MARCH 2012:

Band (kW Total Installed Capacity - TIC) ............................. Tariff (p/ kWh)

* >4kW......................................................................... 21.0p/kWp
* >4 - 10kW....................................................................16.8p/kWp
* >10 - 50kW...................................................................15.2p/kWp

* >50 kW - 150 kW TIC ..................................................... 12.9p/ kWh
* >150 kW - 250 kW TIC .................................................... 12.9p/ kWh
* >250 kW - 5 MW TIC and stand-alone installations .................... 8.5p/ kWh

The scheme guarantees a minimum payment for all electricity generated by the system as well as a separate payment for the electricity exported to the grid. These payments are in addition to the bill savings made by using the electricity generated on-site.

To work out your potential savings and earnings, please use the official Energy Saving Trust calculator link here.

 

For more detailed information on what payments you are eligable and how you can claim them, please click here