Huge expansion of small scale renewable energy in UK
The scheme pays small-scale generators guaranteed tariffs worth up to 41.3 pence per kilowatt hour for solar for the energy they generate, as well as an additional export fee for any power they sell to the grid.
Feed-in tariffs trigger massive expansion for micro-renewables, 07 Jan 2011 – BusinessGreen, 2010 marks a record year for solar installation, more than doubling capacity since the tariff scheme began
The introduction of the government’s feed-in tariff incentive scheme led to record numbers of small-scale renewable energy installations last year, according to new figures released by Ofgem this week.
The latest data confirms that 57MW of new capacity was installed between April and December last year, representing a sizeable increase on the 44MW installed from April to September and further demonstrating the continued success of the incentive scheme.
The scheme pays small-scale generators guaranteed tariffs worth up to 41.3 pence per kilowatt hour for solar for the energy they generate, as well as an additional export fee for any power they sell to the grid.
According to the figures published on Wednesday, the payments encouraged 42.5MW of photovoltaic capacity to be installed last year, more than 10 times the 2009 installation rate.
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