Generation payments to homeowners for a 10kW or less domestic solar PV system installed in April-June 2016 will drop to 4.32p/kWh. Export payments, payable on 50% of the solar electricity generated, remain unchanged at 4.91p/kWh. Assuming that the second quarter's deployment cap is not reached, generation payments for installation in the July-September period will be … [Read more...]
Tesla Powerwall: Solar Batteries For The Future?
UK domestic solar pv installers are looking for new products to sell and solar batteries are likely to be a key part of their sales drive. Many installers are struggling with big reductions in demand for solar pv installations as the February 2016 cut in Feed In Tariff payments for new installations starts to bite. Selling solar batteries to owners of already installed … [Read more...]
Last Month Of The Old FIT Regime: UK Solar PV Domestic Installations In January 2016
Latest data from DECC (Department of Energy & Climate Change) shows that in January 2016, the last month of the old Feed In Tariff (FIT) regime, there were 18,400 domestic solar PV registrations of 4kW or less systems. This is a 124% increase on January 2015 when there were 8,200 registrations. The January 2016 installations added 53 MW of electricity generation capacity at … [Read more...]
npower Fined £26 million By Ofgem For Poor Customer Service
Ofgem has fined npower £26m following the supplier’s billing and complaint handling failings after npower introduced a new IT system in 2011. As a result npower issued over half a million late bills in a 15-month period with problems continuing well into 2014. The fine will be divided between the worst affected customers and charities. Ofgem has also set targets for npower … [Read more...]
DECC Sets Feed In Tariff Rate: 4.39p Per kWh From 8 February 2016
The government response to the consultation on the Review of the Feed-in Tariffs Scheme for solar PV systems was published today. There was some positive news for consumers and the solar industry with a plan to pay a generation Feed In Tariff of 4.39p per kWh for new solar panel installations under 10kW compared with the original proposal of 1.63p. The new rates will take … [Read more...]