Feed in Tariff FAQs

Can I still get a grant to help pay for my installation?
Grants for electricity generating technologies under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme are now closed in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. Note that the situation with regards to the Energy Saving Scotland home renewables grant scheme may differ slightly. How this affects the grants is not known at this stage until further guidance from the Scottish Government is received. Grant availability for heat generating technologies is due to continue as long as funds last. Grants are allocated on a first come first served basis.

Will I be eligible if I have already received a grant?
Domestic installations which received a grant will still be eligible for the Clean Energy Cashback.

Non-domestic installations (charities, schools communities and other not-for-profit organisations) which received a grant under stream 2 of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme after 15 July 2009, have the choice of either:

• retaining their grant and not being eligible for FITs;
• or repaying their grant and claiming FITs.

Those who received a Stream 2 grant before 15th July cannot claim the Clean Energy Cashback. However, up to 31st march 2010 they may be able to apply to Ofgem for a ROC, to qualify for the lower tariff of 9p/kWh, as well as the 3p/kWh export tariff.

Will I be eligible to receive the tariff if I move into a home that already has an electricity generating technology?
FIT eligibility remains with the installation, even if the ownership of the home or generating technology changes. Therefore the technology must have been eligible before you move in, even if it is not registered yet.

What happens if I move home?
Ownership of the technology is linked to the site and, therefore, in the case where a building or homeownership changes, the ownership of the technology would also transfer to the new owner.

I rent my property. If my landlord installs an electricity generating technology, who would receive the FITs?
It will be up to landlords and tenants of domestic or commercial property to come to an arrangement about the receipt of payments and on-site electricity use benefits.

Will I need a special meter to be able to claim FITs?
Generation must be metered and FITs payments are made to generators on the basis of metered generation. Meters will need to be able to measure generation, usage and import. However, as an interim measure, DECC has announced that at the very small scale, the amount of exports for the payment of export tariffs can be deemed (estimated), subject to the following:

• These arrangements will only apply until the finalising of specifications for smart meters;
• These arrangements do not apply if export meters exist already, or are provided at the generator's expense

My system is connected to a battery – can I still claim the Feed-in Tariff?
Yes you will be eligible to receive a generation tariff at the rate 29.3p/kWh. If your system is not fitted directly to a building but electricity generated is wired back to the building to be used on site, then you will be eligible to receive the tariff rate that is applicable for the type and capacity of the generating technology.