Feed-in Tariff Review: Amendment Summary
Following phase one of the Feed-in Tariff Scheme (FiTs) consultation, DECCs Greg Barker has announced what DECC describe as improvement plans for a more sustainable FiTs future. Due to ongoing legal proceedings the government are unable to confirm rates for solar PV installations with an eligibility date between 12 December 2011 and 3 March 2012.
Following phase one of the Feed-in Tariff Scheme (FiTs) consultation, DECCs Greg Barker has announced what DECC describe as improvement plans for a more sustainable FiTs future. Due to ongoing legal proceedings the government are unable to confirm rates for solar PV installations with an eligibility date between 12 December 2011 and 3 March 2012.
1. From 3 March 2012 a new tariff scale will come into effect, including a 21p per unit for domestic scale installations
2. From 1 April 2012 a D rated Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) or above will be required to qualify for the full FiT
3. From 1 April multi-installation tariff rates (which are 80% of the single installation rates) will apply to projects with 25 installations or more
4. A higher Micro-CHP tariff will be introduced to encourage greater uptake
The second phase of the consultation which will close on 3 April 2012 features specific solar PV tariff proposals which are scheduled to come into effect from 1 July 2012. The new scale is intended be flexible and designed to react to the level of installations. The rates in the table below are based on the installed capacity in March and April reaching: >200MW (Option A), 150-200MW (Option B) or <150MW (Option C):
|
Band (kW) |
1 April tariff |
Option A |
Option B |
Option C |
|
≤4kW |
21p |
13.6p |
15.7p |
16.5p |
|
>4kW-10kW |
16.8p |
10.9p |
12.6p |
13.2p |
|
>10-50kW |
15.2p |
9.9p |
11.4p |
11.9p |
|
>50-150kW |
12.9p |
7.7p |
9.7p |
10.1p |
|
>150-250kW |
12.9p |
5.8p |
8p |
10.1p |
|
>250-5000kW |
8.9p |
4.7p |
6.8p |
7.1p |
|
Stand alone |
8.9p |
4.7p |
6.8p |
7.1p |
Please refer to DECC Document 2A for full details of these different installation scenarios. The closing date for this aspect of the consultation is 3 April 2012.
DECC are also considering an export tariff review, removing index-linking, a mechanism for future regular reductions (“degression”), a payback period of 20 years, and reducing non-community-owned multi-installations to the “stand alone” rate from October 2012.
DECCs 2B Document outlines further proposals which apply to all other renewable energy technologies. The closing date for this aspect of the consultation is 26 April 2012.
