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The proposed changes to the Feed-in Tariff for large solar photovoltaic (PV) installations have now been published following the comprehensive review of the system announced by Chris Huhne on the 7th of February.
The changes will affect solar PV installations over 50kW and are proposed to come into effect from August 2011. The current and proposed tariffs are shown in the tables below.
Current Feed-in Tariff
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Scale of PV
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Feed-in Tariff (pence/kWh)
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Duration (years)
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>10 - 100kW
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31.4 |
25 |
>100 - 5MW
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29.3 |
25 |
Stand Alone
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29.3 |
25
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Proposed Feed-in Tariff
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| Scale of PV |
Feed-in Tariff (pence/kWh) |
Duration (years) |
>50 - 150 kW
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19 |
25 |
>150 - 250 kW
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15 |
25 |
>250kW - 5MW
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8.5 |
25
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The changes are currently open to consultation until 6th May 2011. Full details of the proposals can be found on the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) website.
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