Fuel Switching and the Feed in Tariff

One of GB Energy’s fundamental goals is to encourage fuel switching on a national scale. By doing this we can all help the environment.

Whilst we realise that every little helps we also know that if everyone reduces their carbon footprint then not only will we help achieve international carbon targets but more importantly, we will be creating a better environment for our children and grandchildren. One way of doing this is by switching your conventional energy sources to more renewable methods such as wind and solar power.

What is the Feed-in Tariff?

The Feed-in tariff (FIT) was introduced in Great Britain on April 1, 2010. It is sometimes referred to as ‘Clean Energy Cashback’ and is available through licensed electricity suppliers.
The FITs scheme allows people to claim cash back for the electricity they produce from installing small, low carbon technologies (up to a maximum 5MW limit) such as solar photovoltaic (PV) or wind turbines.
Under the scheme people receive a guaranteed payment for all the electricity generated by the system installed plus a separate payment for electricity exported to the grid.
Both of these payments are in addition to the savings on electricity bills through the introduction of low carbon technologies.
The FIT scheme and the tariff rates are set by the Government and the scheme is administered by electricity suppliers and Ofgem.

Small-scale low-carbon electricity technologies eligible for FITs are:

• Wind turbine
• Solar photovoltaic (PV)
• Hydroelectricty
• Anaerobic digestion
• Domestic scale microCHP (with a capacity of 2kW or less)
• Domestic scale microCHP pilot will support up to 30,000 installations with a review to start when the 12,000th installation is completed.

Applying for FITs

Providing your installation has been completed by an accredited MCS installer then you can apply for the FIT scheme through a FIT supplier who will require your MCS installation details.
Alternatively, for installations that are between 50KW and 5MW (or anaerobic digestion at 5MW or less), generators will need to apply for accreditation through the ROO-FIT process via Ofgem’s Renewable and CHP Register.

For further information about the FIT scheme contact The Energy Saving Trust on 0800 512 012 or via the website at www.energysavingtrust.org.uk

You can contact us by calling: 0844 770 9522 or email: info@gb-energy.com.