The Tariffs and how they work

You want to reduce your carbon footprint and your energy bills, become more self-sufficient in energy, and earn some extra income. The Feed-In Tariffs are a new Government-backed measure to make it worth your while to produce renewable electricity. There are three separate ways that the Tariffs help you make money from generating your own energy:

The Generation Tariff:

You earn a fixed income for every kilowatt hour of electricity you generate and use in your property.

The Export Tariff:

You earn an additional fixed income for every kilowatt hour of electricity you generate and sell back to the grid.

The bit you still buy from your electricity supplier:

When you can’t generate enough electricity for your needs (if the wind don’t blow and the sun don’t shine) you still buy electricity from your utility company at the normal rates but it’ll be much less electricity than you currently buy.

Who can claim the tariffs?

Anyone who installs a renewable energy system producing electricity is eligible to claim the tariffs as long as they produce less than 5MW of power. Virtually every property in England, Scotland and Wales is eligible.

This includes schools, hospitals, landlords, farmers, care homes, churches, supermarkets, shopping centres and so on.

When can I claim the tariffs?

The tariffs went live on April 1st 2010. So any system that is installed now is eligible for the tariffs. All systems installed after July 2009 are also eligible.

Older systems that were installed before July 2009, but were registered for the Renewables Obligation will also qualify but at a reduced rate of 9p/kWh.

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