Feed-in Tariff

See how much you could earn with solar PV

Current Government Feed-in Tariff rates pay 15.44p for every kWh you generate and use through solar PV panels, assuming your home has an Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) rating of band D or above.

You could therefore earn £456.00 (2,575 kWh x 15.44p) a year.^[3]

You could be paid for the next 20 years when you generate your own electricity through
solar panels.

You could therefore earn as much as £9,120 over 20 years.^[3]

By generating your own electricity through solar PV panels you could also save as you will not need to buy all your electricity from your supplier.

Find out more about saving with Solar PV
Read our terms and conditions for our Feed-in Tarrif

Ecogen - Generate electricity with your boiler

An Ecogen Micro Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system replaces your boiler, burning gas
to create heat and hot water, and on average it generates about 30% of the electricity a
household needs.^[4]

You can also earn money from the Feed-in Tariff for every kWh of electricity you generate from your Ecogen boiler. When combining your annual FIT payments with your electricity savings you could save £245 a year.^[5]

Find out more about Ecogen boilers

[1] We’ll be in touch within 48 hours.

[2] Your calls may be recorded and /or monitored for quality assurance and compliance purposes. Phone lines are open Monday to Friday between 8am and 8pm and on Saturdays from 8am to 6pm. We’re closed on Sundays and Bank holidays.

[3] Calculated at 2,575 kWh x 15.44p – the average amount of energy generated plus 1184.5 kWh x 4.5p – the amount of electricity fed into the grid. Payments for Solar PV panels for the electricity you generate and use began in April 2010 as part of the Government's Feed-in Tariffs. Rate from 1st November 2012 15.44p/kWh used onsite and an additional 4.5p/kWh used for export. Rate applies only to installations fitted to or wired to a dwelling with an energy efficiency rating within rating bands A to D. Assumes our 3 kWp British Gas PV System. 50/50% split between electricity used onsite and excess exported back to the grid on a typical export tariff. Unit price used in calculation representative of the average p/kWh charge, as derived from the annual bills at industry average consumption of 16,500 kWh for gas and 3,300 kWh for single rate electricity, paying by Monthly Direct Debit on our Standard Tariff prices as at 11th January 2012, averaged across all regions and including VAT. 50% onsite consumption number sourced from the Feed-in Tariffs (Specified Maximum Capacity and Functions) Order 2010. The figures do not take into account any maintenance, repair or other costs required during the 20 year period. Correct as at 1st November 2012.

[4] Assumes industry average standard gas consumption of 16500 kWh with a heat output of 14837 kWh and an industry average standard electricity consumption of 3300 kWh with 60/40% split between electricity used on-site/exported on a typical export tariff. Actual generation depends on individual usage/circumstances.

[5] £245 saving based on combined savings for electricity and Feed-in Tariff (FIT) compared to a standard, A-rated, condensing boiler. Assumes industry average standard gas consumption of 16500 kWh with a heat output of 14837 kWh and an industry average standard electricity consumption of 3300 kWh with 60/40% split between electricity used on-site/exported on a typical export tariff. Actual energy savings depend on individual usage/circumstances. Feed-in Tariff only available for first 30,000 micro-CHP installations.

[6] Savings figure source www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Energy-saving-assumptions, Mar 2013. Actual savings depend on individual circumstances.