Feed-In Tariffs

Introduction

The UK feed-in tariff (or Clean Energy Cashback Scheme) is a mechanism introduced by the Government to encourage investment in renewable electricity technologies.

What are Feed-in Tariffs?

The Feed-in Tariffs comprise a payment scheme whereby owners of renewable electricity systems are paid for every kilowatt hour that their system generates. They apply to private households, businesses, investors and any property owner.

The Photovoltaic Feed-inTariff Rates

Owners of eligible renewable electricity generating systems will be paid the generation tariff for all power generated by the system (see rates table below), a further 3.1p/kWh for all unused power exported to the electricity distribution network plus they will make savings on their electricity bills by producing their own power.

Feed-in Tariff	£/kWh	Export £/kWh additional to FiT
<4kW new-build	0.378	0.031
<4kW retrofit	0.433	0.031
>4 - 10kW	0.378	0.031
>10 - 50kW	0.329	0.031
>50 - 150kW	0.190	0.031
>150 - 250kW	0.150	0.031
>250 - 5MW	0.085	0.031
Stand Alone	0.085	0.031