Ofgem has confirmed the feed-in tariff rates (FiT) for solar photovoltaic technology for the period starting 1 July 2013 until 1 October 2013.
The new FiT rates for installations with an eligibility date on or after 1 July 2013 are as follows:
Description |
FiT rate p/kWh |
0-4kW |
14.90 |
>4-10kW |
13.50 |
>10-50kW |
12.57 |
>50-100kW |
11.10 |
>100-150kW |
11.10 |
>150-250kW |
10.62 |
>250kW-5MW |
6.85 |
Stand-alone |
6.85 |
Export tariff |
4.64 |
Despite installations in the 0-50kW range falling short of the stated capacity triggers, the 0-4kW, >4-10kW, >10-50kW will all degress by 3.5% as a result of the controversial automatic degression model that the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) included as part of the revised feed-in tariff.
Industry had been expecting the feed-in tariff rates to be changed from 1 August in line with the regular quarterly reviews, however, DECC moved the reference date forward one month to 1 July. Industry reacted angrily to the changing of reference dates due to the lack of warning or formal announcement.
All tariff bands >50kW will remain the same as last quarter as the rates for all >50kW bands were reduced by 3.5% across the board on 1 May. The 3.5% reduction in <50kW bands, although modest, hits the feed-in tariffs most popular capacities — for the week ending 21 April, there was 7.9MW of solar capacity installed within the <50kW bands.