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Feed-In Tariffs
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Government grants have largely been withdrawn for the funding of installations of renewable energy. Instead there are new incentives, call feed-in tariffs, that will pay you for each unit of renewable energy that you generate. The tariffs shown in the table below will be increased annually to take account of inflation:
Tariff levels for different technologies
| Technology |
Scale |
Tariff level for new installations in period (p/kWh) |
Tariff lifetime (years) |
The tariff levels for the electricity financial incentives (pence), calculated to offer between 5-8% return on initial investment in the technology are:
Tariff levels for electricity financial incentives
| |
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
|
| Anaerobic digestion |
≤500kW |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
20 |
| Anaerobic digestion |
>500kW |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
20 |
| Hydro |
≤15 kW |
19.9 |
19.9 |
19.9 |
20 |
| Hydro |
>15 - 100kW |
17.8 |
17.8 |
17.8 |
20 |
| Hydro |
>100kW - 2MW |
11.0 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
20 |
| Hydro |
>2MW - 5MW |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
20 |
| MicroCHP pilot* |
≤2kW* |
10* |
10* |
10* |
10* |
| PV |
≤4kW (new build) |
36.1 |
36.1 |
33.0 |
25 |
| PV |
≤4kW (retrofit) |
41.3 |
41.3 |
37.8 |
25 |
| PV |
>4-10kW |
36.1 |
36.1 |
33.0 |
25 |
| PV |
>10 - 100kW |
31.4 |
31.4 |
28.7 |
25 |
| PV |
>100kW - 5MW |
29.3 |
29.3 |
26.8 |
25 |
| PV |
Standalone system |
29.3 |
29.3 |
26.8 |
25 |
| Wind |
≤1.5kW |
34.5 |
34.5 |
32.6 |
20 |
| Wind |
>1.5 - 15kW |
26.7 |
26.7 |
25.5 |
20 |
| Wind |
>15 - 100kW |
24.1 |
24.1 |
23.0 |
20 |
| Wind |
>100 - 500kW |
18.8 |
18.8 |
18.8 |
20 |
| Wind |
>500kW - 1.5MW |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
20 |
| Wind |
>1.5MW - 5MW |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
20 |
| Existing microgeneration formerly in the Renewables Obligation |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
to 2027 |
Year 1 covers the period from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011; year 2 from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012; and year 3 from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013.
*NB This tariff will only be available for the first 30,000 microCHP installations. The Government will carry out a review when 12,000 units have been installed.
Technology
|
Scale
|
Tariffs (pence/kWh)
|
Tariff lifetime (years)
|
Tariff levels for Renewable Heat Incentives
| Small (domestic scale) installations |
| Solid biomass |
Up to 45kW |
9 |
15 |
| Biodiesel |
Up to 45kW |
6.5 |
15 |
| Biogas on-site combustion |
Up to 45kW |
5.5 |
10 |
| Ground source heat pumps |
Up to 45kW |
7 |
23 |
| Air source heat pumps |
Up to 45kW |
7.5 |
18 |
| Solar thermal |
Up to 20kW |
18 |
20 |
| Medium installations |
| Solid biomass |
45kW-500kW |
6.5 |
15 |
| Biogas on-site combustion |
45kW-200kW |
5.5 |
10 |
| Ground source heat pumps |
45kW-350kW |
5.5 |
20 |
| Air source heat pumps |
45kW-350kW |
2 |
20 |
| Solar thermal |
20kW-100kW |
17 |
20 |
| Large installations |
| Solid biomass |
500kW and above |
1.6 -2.5 |
15 |
| Ground source heat pumps |
350kW and above |
1.5 |
20 |
| Biomethane injection |
All scales |
4 |
15 |
The data in the tables above is correct as of 16 March 2010, but we recommend that you should take advice from a competent installer before committing to install a renewable energy system.
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