Feed In Tariff

Tax-free and linked to inflation

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The table below is a guide to the current and future planned Feed In Tariff rates issued by the Government, and show the benefits that you will receive from each proposed tariff:

The Feed-in Tariff table

		Option A*	Option B*	Option C*
Size of Installation	01/04/12 to 30/06/12	01/07/12 to 30/09/12	01/07/12 to 30/09/12	01/07/12 to 30/09/12	01/10/12 to 31/03/12**	01/04/13 to 30/09/13**
≤ 4kW	21p	13.6p	15.7p	16.5p	11.6p	10.4p
> 4-10 kW	16.8p	10.0p	12.6p	13.2p	9.4p	8.5p
> 10-50 kW	15.2p	9.9p	11.4p	11.9p	8.5p	7.7p
> 50-150 kW	12.9p	7.7p	9.7p	10.1p	6.6p	5.9p
> 150-250 kW	12.9p	5.8p	8p	10.1p	4.7p	4.2p
> 250-5000 kW	8.9p	4.7p	6.8p	7.1p	4.1p	3.7p
R.P.I linked?	YES	?	?	?	?	?
25 year term?	YES	?	?	?	?	?
Export Tariff RPI linked?	YES	?	?	?	?	?
EPC level required?	LEVEL D ONLY	LEVEL D MAYBE	LEVEL D MAYBE	LEVEL D MAYBE	LEVEL C MOST LIKELY	LEVEL C MOST LIKELY

* Option A may be implemented if deployment between March and April 2012 exceeds 200 MW

Option B may be implemented if deployment between March and April 2012 is between 150 & 200 MW

Option C may be implemented if deployment between March and April 2012 is less than 150 MW

**This is based on Option A

The Feed-In Tariff is the government’s response to the much publicised Kyoto protocol, whereby the UK has a target to reduce carbon emissions by 12.5% between 2008 – 2012 compared to 1990. In addition, the European Union (EU) has said that 20% of all energy usage (electricity, heat and transport) across the EU should come from renewable sources by 2020, which is a huge task!

Feed-In Tariffs were originally designed to encourage homeowners to install solar PV arrays to generate electricity. The average monthly income from your installation is calculated to be significantly greater than monthly loan repayments to encourage equity release over a 25 year period, from your home.

In order to benefit from the feed in tariff, your solar panels must be installed by an MCS accredited installer.