The Structure of the feed in Tariffs.
The rates of generation tariff for the first two years of feed-in tariffs (April 2010 - March 2012) will be as follows. The rate will be indexed to the retail price index for the life of the tariff.
Hydro:
19.9p for installations up to 15kW;
17.8p for 15-100kW;
11p for 100kW-2MW;
4.5p for 2-5MW, paid for 20 years
Solar photovoltaic panels:
41.3p for installations of less than 4kW retrofitted onto an existing building (36.1p if it is on new build);
36.1p for 4-10kW;
31.4p for 10-100kW;
29.3p for 100kW-5MW and for stand alone systems, paid for 25 years.
Wind:
34.5p for installations with a capacity of less than 1.5kW;
26.7p for 1.5-15kW;
24.1p for 15-100kW;
18.8p for 100-500kW;
9.4p for 500kW-1.5MW;
4.5p for 1.5-5MW, paid for 20 years.
MicroCHP pilot:
10p per kW for micro combined heat and power installations. This will support up to 30,000 installations and will be reviewed when the 12,000th system has been installed. It will be paid for 10 years.
Existing microgenerators (under 50kW) who are currently accredited under the Renewables Obligation will automatically be transferred to the feed-in tariff and will be paid 9p per kWh, regardless of technology, until 31 March 2027.
Tax: In the 2009 Pre-Budget Report the Chancellor confirmed that household which use renewable technology to generate electricity mainly for their own use will
not be subject to income tax on feed-in tariffs.
People who install any of the above systems before
April 2010 are still be eligible for government grants such as the low carbon buildings programme (subject to funds lasting until then). You will automatically be transferred to the feed-in tariff once it comes in.
For more information from the EST on buy back tariffs
click here.
