Solar FIT rates frozen until April 2014

Solar subsidy rates were due to be reviewed in January 2014, however due to low levels of uptake there will be no degression, with rates frozen until 31st March 2014.

It’s good news for homeowners considering installing solar PV panels as a solution to rising fossil fuel bills. Eligible installations will continue to benefit from the current tariff rate of 14.9p for every kilowatt hour of electricity a system generates.

If installation targets are surpassed, driven by an increase in demand, Ofgem can cut solar feed-in tariff payments by 3.5% every three months. A freeze in tariff levels means that the threshold required to trigger an automatic cut has not been reached. The Government introduced their system of degression back in August 2012 and a 14.9p/kWh rate has been in place since the last tariff cut in June.

Ofgem confirmed the freeze last week and published a new table for installations from 1 February 2013 to 31st March 2014.

Reasons to install solar panels

• Cut your energy bills
• Be less dependent on expensive fossil fuels
• Protect yourself against future energy price hikes
• Earn money through the feed-in tariff scheme
• Make your house more energy efficient and more attractive to buyers
• Cut your household carbon footprint

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