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How to find the best energy efficiency information and advice for your home
Posted by Linn Rafferty on 29th January 2010 at 9:24 am
Making your home as energy efficient as possible makes sense for many reasons. Whether it's keeping warm, reducing bills or reducing carbon pollution emitted. YouGen is a first resource for many householders, but it's worth looking at where else you can go for help and advice on energy ef…
Posted in: Energy efficiency
Feed-in tariffs: how to claim them
Posted by John E Martin on 5th July 2010 at 9:39 am
Feed-in tariffs are now up and running and many people are keen to take advantage of the potential returns. This is a guide to how to qualify and apply to receive these payments. If you are applying for an installation commissioned after 1 April 2010 you will need to ensure the following: …
Posted in: General, Hydro electricity, Solar electricity, Wind turbines
Good news on grants and feed-in tariffs
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 1st September 2010 at 2:22 pm
Many schools and community groups are being told they can claim the feed-in tariff and keep grants received under the Low Carbon Building Programme, following months of uncertainty. Under threat of having to pay back their grant many organisations faced financial difficulty. Their calculations pr…
Posted in: General
Feed-in tariff registration: why is it taking so long?
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 3rd September 2010 at 9:55 am
I've heard a number of complaints from people about how long it's taking to register their solar or wind installation for the feed-in tariff, so when I was talking to Ofgem about grants this week, I asked about that too. It appears that the delay is mostly in migrating installations that were reg…
Posted in: General
Beware: receiving grants from public funds may make you ineligible for feed-in tariffs
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 18th August 2011 at 8:52 am
The feed-in tariff is intended to replace grants from public funds as the main way of incentivising microgeneration. So anyone awarded a public grant to install or buy generating equipment is in danger of not being eligible for the feed-in tariff (unless they repay the grant). There are some exem…
Posted in: General, Hydro electricity, Solar electricity, Wind turbines
When eligibility for the feed-in starts: the definitive answer
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 21st October 2011 at 6:02 am
"What is the start date for my feed-in tariff payments?" and variations on it must be the most frequently asked question we get here at YouGen. Is it the date it's commissioned? Or the date the electricity company gets your application? And what happens if they lose it? Well I've just checked wit…
Posted in: Green Electricity
Are the big energy companies obliged to take on new FIT generators?
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 5th December 2011 at 9:22 am
Q: I am trying to sort out a FiT (feed-in tariff) supplier. I have emailed all the suppliers shown on the Ofgem website with a range of questions. As far as I can make out only two of the big suppliers will pay the feed-in tariff if you are supplied by one of the other big suppliers (British Gas and…
Posted in: Solar electricity, Wind turbines
When is an EPC not required for solar PV feed-in tariffs
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 27th March 2012 at 2:38 pm
The new energy efficiency requirement for the feed-in tariff (FiTs) for solar PV kicks in on 1 April 2012. This means that the full FITs rate is only available for buildings which have an Energy Performance Certificate of band D or above. This is currently a bit less than half the UK housing stock. …
Posted in: Solar electricity
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