Government Scheme For Domestic Solar Panels

The government has announced new rules known as the smart export guarantee seg that places a legal obligation on all energy suppliers with more than 150 000 customers to introduce export tariffs for households with solar panels by the beginning of next year.

Government scheme for domestic solar panels.

In december 2018 the government confirmed its intention to end solar panel incentive payments on 31 march 2019 meaning people who have solar panels installed after this won t receive payments for generating electricity or exporting it to the grid. The scheme which will be launched in january next year works in a different way to its predecessor and is likely be less lucrative. Providing grants to vulnerable people the scheme helps ensure your home is more energy efficient. You can apply to get payments from your energy supplier if you generate your own electricity for example with solar panels or a wind turbine.

Government response to the smart export guarantee seg consultation residential solar panels are now over 50 cheaper than in 2011. New rules will give payments to households installing solar panels. This is called a feed in tariff fit. This encourages people to exploit renewable energy and to cut their electricity bill.

Central public sector undertaking cpsu scheme phase ii government producer scheme for setting up 12 000 mw grid connected solar photovoltaic pv power projects by the government producers with viability gap funding vgf support for self use or use by government government entities either directly or through distribution companies discoms. Seg will build on the previous government subsidy scheme which. Government subsidy scheme for rooftop solar systems both the central government as well as state nodal agencies snas offer subsidy schemes to the people for installing rooftop pv systems. With solar photovoltaic pv panels the most popular.

New rules introduced this week will give homes and businesses that install solar panels payments for exporting electricity back to the grid from 1 january 2020. If you already have solar panels this won t affect you you ll still get your payments.