Government Feed in Tariff Explained

With the UK Governments Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) scheme, you can get paid for the electricity you generate with your solar PV array. The scheme guarantees a minimum payment for all electricity generated by the system (generation tariff), as well as an additional payment for the electricity exported to the grid (export tariff). These payments are in addition to the bill savings made by using the electricity generated on-site. The payments you are eligible to receive vary depending on system size and when it is installed. The payments are index linked and guaranteed for 25 years. For every unit of electricity generated you will receive the generation tariff for solar PV currently set at:



You will also be paid 3p/kWh for every unit of electricity you export and you will save around 12.5p/kWh on your electricity bill for every generated unit that you use in your home.

The amount of energy generated will be measured by an approved generation meter, supplied by your installer as part of the package.

To be eligible for the full Feed-in Tariffs payments the system must be installed on or after 15 July 2009 using new equipment, and both the system and the installer must be registered under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme.

Solar PV Feed in Tariff Summary

• Income from Generating and Exporting electricity.

• FITs are tax free payments for 25 years.

• Savings also made on bills by using electricity.

• Average 8% return on your investment.

• A 2kWp system earns around £855 per year.

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