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The release of the Government's response to the consultation regarding the Feed-in Tariffs has now finally been published. These will start on the 1st April 2010 with good news for small scale wind projects, as the tariffs for these projects have been increased.
The FiTs will provide a good incentive for any farmer or landowner considering a small scale project. The pay back potential will be significantly improved. Increased coverage in the press recently refers to the fact that we may see every farm having its own wind turbine in the next five years. With the new tariffs this becomes a real possibility.
Once a Tariff has been set it will increase yearly by the Retail Price Index. If a farmer/landowner wishes to utilise the electric produced the FiT will still be applicable even if not sold back to the Grid and any production over and above usage can be exported back to the Grid.
Generators may if they wish, assign the rights to their FiTs payments to another body through a contractual agreement.
If you are considering a small scale renewable project and would like further information on how FiT's can benefit you please contact either Alastair Edwards, Matthew Venner or Richard Adams on 01608 645116.
Feed-in tariffs:
Generation tariffs 1 April 2010 - 31 March 2013
|
Technology |
Scale |
Tariff level for new installations in period (p/kWh) [NB tariffs will be inflated annually]
|
Tariff
Lifetime
(years) |
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|
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Years 1:
1/4/10 -
31/3/11 |
Year 2:
1/4/11 - 31/3/12 |
Year 3:
1/4/12 -
31/3/13
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|
Anaerobic digestion |
≤ 500 kW |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
20 |
|
Anaerobic digestion |
> 500 kW |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
20 |
|
Hydro |
≤ 15 kW |
19.9 |
19.9 |
19.9 |
20 |
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Hydro |
> 15-100 kW |
17.8 |
17.8 |
17.8 |
20 |
|
Hydro |
> 100 kW-2 MW |
11.0 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
20 |
|
Hydro |
> 2 MW - 5 MW |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
20 |
|
MicroCHP pilot* |
≤ 2 kW* |
10* |
10* |
10* |
10 |
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PV |
≤ 4 kW (new build) |
36.1 |
36.1 |
33.0 |
25 |
|
PV |
≤ 4 kW (retrofit) |
41.3 |
41.3 |
37.8 |
25 |
|
PV |
> 4-10 kW |
36.1 |
36.1 |
33.0 |
25 |
|
PV |
> 10-100 kW |
31.4 |
31.4 |
28.7 |
25 |
|
PV |
> 100 kW-5 MW |
29.3 |
29.3 |
26.8 |
25 |
|
PV |
Stand alone
System** |
29.3 |
29.3 |
26.8 |
25 |
|
Wind |
≤ 1.5 kW |
34.5 |
34.5 |
32.6 |
20 |
|
Wind |
> 1.5-15 kW |
26.7 |
26.7 |
25.5 |
20 |
|
Wind |
> 15-100 kW |
24.1 |
24.1 |
23.0 |
20 |
|
Wind |
> 100-500 kW |
18.8 |
18.8 |
18.8 |
20 |
|
Wind |
> 500 kW-1.5 MW |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
20 |
|
Wind |
> 1.5 MW-5 MW |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
20 |
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Existing microgenerators transferred from the RO |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
to 2027 |
Date of news item upload : Tue Feb 9 2010
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