Feed-In Tariffs Limited has created this site to provide information about a new government scheme that pays you for producing renewable electricity.
There is also a scheme for renewable heat.
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The Tariffs and how they work
You want to reduce your carbon footprint and your energy bills, become more self-sufficient in energy, and earn some extra income. The Feed-In Tariffs are a new Government-backed measure to make it worth your while to produce renewable electricity. There are three ways that the Tariffs help you make money from generating your own energy:
The Generation Tariff
Earn a fixed income for every kilowatt hour of electricity you generate and use in your property.
The Export Tariff
You earn an additional fixed income for every kilowatt hour of electricity you generate and sell back to the grid.
The bit you still buy from your electricity supplier
When you can’t generate enough electricity for your needs (when the wind don’t blow and the sun don’t shine) you buy electricity from your utility company at the normal rates BUT it’ll be much less electricity than you currently buy.
Renewable heat has its own similar tariff mechanism - see here.
For further information on the Feed-In Tariffs see our Idiot's Guide or look at the detailed pages listed below.
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FAST FACTS ON FEED-IN TARIFFS
For the average household using 4,500kW of electricity a year, the Feed-In Tariffs will provide the following benefits if about 2 ½ kW of solar PV panels were installed:
2,500kW of electricity generated paying the homeowner £800 a year tax-free
Remaining electricity costs reduced from £450 to £300 saving £150 a year
Therefore the total annual benefit is £950 per year
