e-factsheet Feed-in Tariffs what we have to offer 2 of 12 Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) make renewable Contents generation more financially rewarding • Are you eligible for FITs? • How to sign up for smaller installations and help reduce • Export payments the UK’s carbon emissions. You receive • Registering an export MPAN • Application checklist a fixed long term tariff for every unit of • Frequently asked questions electricity generated, even if you use it • Jargon buster all onsite. See how EDF Energy can help you benefit as a FITs generator. EDF Energy - EDFE V1.0 01/18 Feed-in Tariffs. © Copyright EDF Energy 2018. All rights reserved. 3 of 12 Are you eligible for FITs? There are four main factors which work towards your FITs eligibility; 1. Technology: you must have a wind turbine, Generators must gain accreditation from Ofgem solar photovoltaic (PV), hydro-electric, anaerobic before signing up to the FIT scheme. When you digestion or a micro CHP generator. become ROO-FIT accredited, you will receive a Size: FITs are for generators with an installed ROO-FIT accreditation letter from Ofgem. We’ll capacity no more than 5MW* with the exception need a copy of this as proof of accreditation. of micro CHP which is 2kW. For more information on accrediting your installation, contact Ofgem at: 2. Accreditation: [email protected] • Micro generation Certification Scheme (MCS) 3. Installation date: Your installation must be Accredited – this is an independent scheme that commissioned on or after the 15 July 2009 to be certifies installers and micro generation products eligible. below 50kW inaccordance with industry standards. Any system below 50kW other than 4. Grants: how your installation is funded will Anaerobic Digestion must have MCS accredited also affect your FITs eligibility. Further details can equipment and be fitted by a MCS Accredited be found here. We recommend you contact the installer. Your installer will provide you with a organisation who provided the funding for more MCS certificate once the installation is complete, information. and we’ll need a copy of this when you sign up. * Announcements have been made to consider extending the • Systems over 50kW and anaerobic digestion scheme to 10MW, but this is not decided yet. installations are not covered by the MCS and must apply directly through the ROO-FIT accreditation process managed by Ofgem. EDF Energy - EDFE V1.0 01/18 Feed-in Tariffs. © Copyright EDF Energy 2018. All rights reserved. 4 of 12 How to sign up If you have an eligible renewable installation and wish to sign up to our FITs scheme: 1 Complete our FITs application form and 2 We’ll then register you on to the provide an initial meter reading FITs Central Register You can sign up to EDF Energy’s FITs scheme if you When we receive your completed application are one of the following; we will register you onto the FITs Central • you are an existing EDF Energy customer for the Register, which is a system administrated by electricity at the site Ofgem and used by all FITs suppliers. • you are a customer of a Voluntary FITs Supplier Please note that for installations greater than (this is a supplier that has less than 50,000 50kW EDF Energy will not register you onto domestic customers) for your electricity supply the FITs Central Register. Instead you will need at the site to apply to Ofgem directly, for ROO – FIT • Off Grid, which means the site does not receive accreditation, click here for information an electricity supply from the National Grid and is not able to export to a local distribution 3 Ofgem will confirm to us that your network installation has been registered, and then we’ll send out your FITs Statement of Terms. If you fall into one of the categories above, contact Your FITs Statement of Terms will detail the terms our Green Energy Team on 0800 404 9087* and and conditions of the agreement and all your ask for a FITs application form. accreditation details. It will also state in which months you are required to submit a meter reading. You will then have to review, sign and return the FITs Statement of Terms to us. *Lines available 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 8.30am to 2pm on Saturday. Calls may be monitored and recorded as part of our customer care programme. Calls to ‘0800’ numbers are free from BT landlines. Other network operators may charge for these calls. EDF Energy - EDFE V1.0 01/18 Feed-in Tariffs. © Copyright EDF Energy 2018. All rights reserved. 5 of 12 Export Payments To receive the FIT export payments you will need to have the ability to export and have opted in to receive export payments. Installations with a total installed capacity What to do if your total installed capacity of 30kW or below is greater than 30kW and you require an There is currently no requirement to have export meter: an export meter. DECC have prescribed If you require an export meter then you will 4. Complete the export section in our FIT that all FIT suppliers assume 50% of a total need to follow our new connection process. application form, and if you would like to generation (75% for hydro) is exported. have an export meter fitted, prior to your 1. Contact your Distribution Network Installations with a total installed capacity FIT Agreement being in place, you will Operator (DNO) for an export Meter Point greater than 30kW need to sign our interim Export Registration Administration Number (MPAN) You are required to have an export meter Agreement. to measure exactly what you are exporting 2. Appoint a Meter Operator (MOP) to manage 5. EDF Energy will then register your export to the grid. If you choose not to have an the meters installation and maintenance. MPAN and send the relevant dataflows to export meter then you will have to opt-out of 3. If you are a non half hourly (NHH) import your MOP instructing them to manage the receiving export payments. customer, you will need a contract with export meter. Off Grid installations a Data Aggregator/ Data Collection (DA/ Are not entitled to export payments, as the DC) Company. The company will collect installation is not attached to the grid and so and verify your meter data. Please contact cannot export energy. Therefore you must [email protected] for advice declare that all electricity generated is used on the DA/DC companies that are available onsite for your own consumption. to you. More details on meter operators can be found on the association of meter operators website here. EDF Energy - EDFE V1.0 01/18 Feed-in Tariffs. © Copyright EDF Energy 2018. 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Responsibilities of each party with a Data Aggregator/ Data Collection Company. Your action Please contact: [email protected] for advice on the DA/DC companies that are available to you. DNO action NHH meters have 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 or 08 EDF Energy action 01XXX in the top left hand corner of the import bill. Supply MPAN S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Apply for MPAN / Appoint a Check Inform Sign and return Register Congratulations! an export supply Meter Operator your import your FIT relevant MPAN You are now set up MPAN number (MOP) metering Licensee paperwork type EDF Energy - EDFE V1.0 01/18 Feed-in Tariffs. © Copyright EDF Energy 2018. All rights reserved. 7 of 12 Application checklist To support your eligibility to the FIT Scheme, along with your EDF Energy FIT application form, you will need to provide the following: MCS Certificate ROO-FIT Accreditation For all installations below 50kW your installer will For all installations greater than 50kW you will need provide you with a Microgeneration Certification to register your installation with Ofgem directly and Scheme (MCS) provide us with your ROO-FIT Accreditation reference. Energy Performance Certificate for Solar Proof of installation ownership PV installations It is required for all eligible FIT generators to FIT Applications for Solar PV will need to evidence that they are the owner of the installation. demonstrate that the building which the technology This should be either: is attached or wired to has an Energy Performance • A receipt or other document stating ownership, Certificate rating of D or above.