UK to announce renewable FiT scheme to boost domestic power generation

The UK Government is to support a new era of small-scale renewable electricity with the announcement on Monday of the final structure of Feed-in Tariffs (FiT) for small-scale generators.

The unveiling of details of the programme follows seven months of consultation and sets out how households and small generators can cash in on the renewable energy they could produce. FiTs are a per-unit support payment (p/kWh) for electricity generation and are already widely in operation in other EU Member States to support renewables.

The Government claims the introduction of FiTs on April 1 will signify a major departure from how small low-carbon generators in the UK are currently rewarded.

 

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