Other Eligibility Criteria

Along with the type of technology and installation date, systems must comply with other criteria...

Along with the criteria for installation date and techology type as detailed in this section, there are some more specific requirements for individual systems:

For 'microgeneration' - systems below 50kW

Certification of equipment

For systems below 50kW the major equipment needs to be certified by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).

Accreditation of installer

Systems below 50kW need to be installed by a company accredited under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).

For systems above 50kW

For larger systems there is an accreditation process called 'ROO-FIT' based on that used in the Renewables Obligation.

We will provide further details as they become available.

Usage and energy efficiency

There are no preconditions about the need to install other energy efficiency measure to be eligible for tariffs. However, to get the optimum financial return, it makes sense to ensure that you are doing all you can regarding energy saving.

However, if the energy output of the system is not put to productive use, but just wasted to try to increase income, that energy is not eligible for tariff payments.

Metering

Tariffs are paid based on the measured output of the system, gathered by metering.

Sounds complicated?

You shouldn't need to worry about all these details if you use a supplier who specialises in providing systems under the Tariffs. If you want to get started, read How Can I Claim FITs?