Boffin's guide to the tariffs
Links to the full details and documents for all the background to the Feed-In Tariffs
Firstly, have you read the rest of this website? If not go away and do that first - this is the most comprehensive analysis anywhere of the UK's Feed-In Tariffs scheme.
Administration of the Feed-In Tariffs
Much of the regulation is undertaken by the electricity suppliers and effected by:
- The modifications to the electricity supply licences
- The further modifications to implement the 'Fast-Track Review'
- The tariff levels table on the Ofgem website
Here are some of the detailed guidelines for administering the Tariffs.
- Current guidelines on administration of the Tariffs
- Ofgem's user guide for the central FIT Register
- Treatment of grants and Tariffs
and here is a link to Ofgem's quarterly newsletter on the FITs.
Tax and Treasury issues
- Our associate company's letter to the Treasury on tax exemption
- The Treasury's response
- The Pre-Budget Report (PBR) 2009 - overview
- Chapter 7 of the PBR (where the tax exemption is covered in 7.37 on page 127)
- The Budget 2011 (where FITs-related EIS and VCT changes are covered in paragraph 2.38)
- The consultation on the changes to the EIS rules
- The consultation on removing FITs-eligible technologies from Enhanced Capital Allowances
The Coalition Government's programme
The government appointed in May 2010 is expected to continue to show strong support.
Their Coalition Programme makes specific references to the tariffs and related issues on pages 16 and 17.
Public Spending Review 2010
This made reference to the tariffs, though much has since changed.
First Review of the Tariffs 2011
- Ministerial statement
- DECC Press release
- DECC review web-page
- Consultation on the Fast-Track Review
- Decision on the Fast-Track Review and related licence modifications
- House of Lords questioning the merit of this decision
- Decision on the subsequent amendment to extesnion provisions
Background to the legislation
Here are the originals of the primary documents which have led to the introduction of the Feed-In Tariffs
The Energy Act 2008
The industry blueprint for the Feed-In Tariffs and Renewable Heat Incentive
The initial consultation and related documents:
- Consultation document
- Regulatory Impact Assessment
- So-called 'Quantitative Issues'
- So-called 'Qualitative Issues'
- Summary of responses to the consultation
The adopted design of the FITs following the consultation:
- Response and final design
- Electricity supplier licence modifications
- Notes on above licence modifications
The Statutory Instruments putting these arrangements into action
- SI 678 of 2010 was approved on 30th March 2010 and is available here
- An amendment was made in SI 1181 of 2011 on 30th May 2011 to clarify the regulations for hydro and some accreditation details
But much of the implementing regulation is in the modifications to the licences for electricity suppliers under 'Administration' below.
Our input to the regulatory process
FITs and the RO
- The House of Commons published this handy overview of the status in June 2011
