Solar PV Feed in Tariff

From December 12th 2011 all systems installed will qualify for the new lower tariff. For all installations between now and 31st March you will still qualify for the current tariff until April 1st when the new tariff comes into force. This will help thousands of people in the UK to live more sustainable lives and generate their own electricity, making solar energy a financially and viable option.

How the Feed In Tariff works

The FIT will provide a payment for every KW hour unit of electricity produced by your photovoltaic solar panels as follows:

Technology	Scale	Tariff up until March 31st 2012	Tariff 1st of April 2012
PV	less than 4KW (new build)	37.8p	21p
PV	less than 4KW (Existing house)	43.3p	21p
PV	4 – 10 KW	37.8p	16.8p
PV	10 – 50KW	32.9p	15.2p
PV	50KW – 150KW	19p	12.9p
PV	Stand alone system	8.5p	8.5p

All systems installed after 1st of April 2012 will get 21p per unit, and will also need an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of C or above to qualify. For more info about the EPC please go to the Energy savings trust website The rates paid above are for every unit of electricity that your system generates. If you do not use it all it will be exported back to the national grid and you will receive an additional 3.1p for every unit.
Any electricity produced can be used in your home instead of electricity purchased from the national grid. This free energy will reduce your electricity bills on top of the payments received from the Feed In Tariff.

How do I qualify for the Feed In Tariff

In order to qualify, your solar photovoltaic system must be:

Installed by an approved MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) installer
The solar panels must be approved by the MCS
The solar inverter must be approved by the MCS

Solargen are approved under the MCS and only offer quality products that come with the necessary guarantees.
When the installation has been completed we will register you on the FIT central database and you will be issued with a certificate to confirm your registration for the Feed In Tariff. You then send this certificate to your energy supplier and the payments will then be sent to you in accordance with their terms.

Index linked and tax free payments

Feed In Tariffs as well as the export tariff will increase with Retail Price Index (RPI). The average rate of inflation in the UK over the last 20 years has been over 3%.
Unlike interest earned on savings balances, all payments and savings created by the Feed In Tariff are tax free.