Tariffs payable per kWh of electricity produced
The level of the generation tariff is dependent on the technology and the system size and type
Table of Feed-In Tariffs from 1st April/May* 2013
This includes adjustments for degression, together with index linking effective up to April 2013 (PV tariffs were not index-linked in 2013 - why?).
Non-PV tariffs are valid 1st April 2013 to 30th March 2014; PV tariffs valid to 31st May 2013 (those shown with an asterisk start on 1st May 2013).
| Energy Source | Scale | Type / Rate |
Tariff (p/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaerobic digestion | ≤250kW | 15.16 | |
| Anaerobic digestion | >250kW - 500kW | 14.02 | |
| Anaerobic digestion | >500kW | 9.24 | |
| Hydro | ≤15 kW | 21.65 | |
| Hydro | >15 - 100kW | 20.21 | |
| Hydro | >100kW - 500kW | 15.50 | |
| Hydro | >500kW - 2MW | 12.48 | |
| Hydro | >2MW - 5MW | 3.23 | |
| Micro-CHP | <2 kW |
(limited) |
12.89 |
| Solar PV | ≤4 kW |
Higher rate |
15.44 |
| Solar PV | ≤4 kW |
Medium rate |
13.90 |
| Solar PV | >4 - 10kW |
Higher rate |
13.99 |
| Solar PV | >4 - 10kW |
Medium rate |
12.59 |
| Solar PV | >10 - 50kW | Higher rate | 13.03 |
| Solar PV | >10 - 50kW |
Medium rate |
11.73 |
| Solar PV | >50 - 150kW |
Higher rate |
*11.10 |
| Solar PV | >50 - 150kW |
Medium rate |
*9.99 |
| Solar PV | >150 - 250kW | Higher rate | *10.62 |
| Solar PV | >150 - 250kW | Medium rate | *9.55 |
| Solar PV | ≤250kW |
Lower rate |
7.10 |
| Solar PV | >250kW - 5MW | *6.85 | |
| Solar PV | ≤5MW |
Standalone |
*6.85 |
| Wind | ≤100kW | 21.65 | |
| Wind | >100 - 500kW | 18.04 | |
| Wind | >500kW - 1.5MW | 9.79 | |
| Wind | >1.5MW - 5MW | 4.15 | |
| Any | existing systems transferred from RO | 10.21 | |
*Tariffs shown with an * start on 1st May 2013 (tariff to end April 3.5% higher)
Historical and future tariffs
We used to publish helpful tables on historical and expected future tariff levels, but the government has made so many changes to the banding, degression intervals etc. that it's just too time consuming.
The best we can do is offer copies of these tables from the scheme administrators, Ofgem:
- Table of tariffs for non-PV installations
- Table of PV tariffs effective for future installations after May 2013
- Table of PV tariffs for past installations and up to April 2013
Other benefits
These tables show only the generation tariff. The Feed-In Tariffs scheme also provides two further benefits: an additional payment for surplus energy exported to the grid (this is called the export tariff) and a saving on energy purchased from your electricity supplier.
