Petition to HM Government on getting a better rate for electricity generated by the early PV installers
January 4, 2012 at 19:22 Leave a comment
This e-petition to the Government has been set up by Alan Watson, who is a member of the Epsom & Ewell Energy Group.
It is about getting a better rate for electricity generated by the early PV installers, who took the risk and paid a higher price for installation, and now get a very low rate indeed.
Do sign the petition, if you agree. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/26462
More information from Alan:
You have heard about the Feed in Tariffs (Fits) where small investors in Photo Voltaic (PV) electricity are paid by their electricity supplier cash for every Kilowatt Hour (kWh) that is produced plus another 3 p for every kWh which they have not used and is exported into the grid. Well the Government decided that there would be a cut-off date of 15th June 2009 for the full Fits allowances. Those pioneers of PV who at greater expense had PV installed earlier than this date would get only 9 p for electricity generated instead of 41.3 p for those who at less cost, installed after the cut-off date.
Our PV was installed in March 2009 after having agreed with the supplier Scottish and Southern Electricity (S&SE) that they would pay 28 p for every kWh exported; nothing for kWhs generated. That would have been equivalent to 3 p for export and 25 p for generated kWhs. S&SE evidently thought that 28 p was good value for them in meeting their target for renewable energy! The Fits legislation was passed by the Labour Government. Now the present Government will not correct this injustice; even though I have pointed out that the income and savings generated by our PV is much less that was expected when deciding to invest and may not even cover the cost of repairs and maintenance!
Please click on the link below and put your vote behind the resolution to correct this folly. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/26462
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