Is electricity cheaper at night?
If like me, your gut answer is ‘of course electricity is cheaper at night’, read on…
Is electricity cheaper at night?
If like me, your gut answer is ‘of course electricity is cheaper at night’, read on…
Topics: Battery storage, Tariffs
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).
Back in July, the government announced its intention to close the Feed-in Tariff Scheme to new entrants from 31st March 2019. The Export Tariff was scrapped at the same time, thus placing owners of small scale solar systems installed after 1st April 2019 in a position whereby they could find themselves exporting excess solar electricity to the Grid for free.
Not surprisingly the idea of the homeowner installing solar only to find themselves subsidising the Big 6 with free exported solar electricity has caused something of an outcry in the solar industry…
Since April 2010, more than 800,000 solar PV installations have benefitted from the hugely successful Feed-in-Tariff scheme.
The scheme was originally expected to be open until March 2021. However it is now closing to new entrants at the end of March 2019, due both to government cuts and the reduced costs of solar panels. The subsidies paid to existing members of the scheme will not be impacted by the closure.
If you haven't already installed solar PV you have nine months to claim your share of the pot...
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