When the government announced in 2018 that it would close the Feed-in Tariff scheme with effect from 31st March 2019, it failed to put in place any replacement for the Export Tariff. Small scale solar PV systems installed after 31st March were likely to end up exporting excess solar generation to the grid for free.
Not surprisingly there was uproar within the industry at this prospect.
In response, the government has this week launched a consultation on the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG).