Thursday, 11 August 2011

Feeding in Tariffs - Making them work for you...

The introduction of Feed-in Tariffs (FITs), also known as Clean Energy Cashback, represents a real opportunity for public bodies to create environmental benefit, coupled with a range of economic benefits. In addition to carbon emissions reduction, the installation of renewable energy can create local jobs, reduce fuel poverty and contribute to the local economy.

Toolkit: Making Feed-in Tariffs work for you

The Energy Saving Trust has produced a guide to help make it easier to take advantage of FITs by providing information on the tariffs, as well as finance, ownership issues, a step-by-step guide, and some real life case studies. Whilst there are a number of technologies which are eligible to receive FITs, this document focuses primarily on solar electricity (PV). This technology is well suited to a large scale roll out by local authorities and housing associations.


Download our FIT PV calculator
Ofgem Feed-in tariff statistics

Ofgem now have a statistics hub for showing the number of FIT installations. This for example can be searched by local authority or technology. See: Ofgem Renewables and CHP Register

Information from our Feed-in Tariff events
The Energy Saving Trust and Friends of the Earth recently held two events about Feed in Tariffs (FITs), providing local authorities with an overview of the FIT scheme and sharing information on how local authorities can use FITs. The slides from all of the presentations and Q&A's are below as well contact details. Please contact your regional Energy Saving Trust teams in the first instance with queries about Feed in Tariffs.

Contact details
Feedback
Consultation
Presentations
Q&A notes
Friends of the Earth: Get serious about CO2 campaign
Microgeneration online tools

Contact details
Please refer to the list of regional contacts for further information

Feedback
We would value your feedback on the event, and ways we can support your organisation in the future. Please complete our feedback form and email it back to us.

Consultation on allowing local authorities to sell electricity
In March 2010 the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) launched a consultation on allowing local authorities to sell electricity. This consultation closed in June 2010 and DECC have now issued their response which can be found on the DECC website here. The conclusion of the consultation has resulted in local authorities being allowed to sell electricity. Local authorities could previously sell electricity only where this was generated alongside heat. This amendment now allows the sale of electricity generated from renewable sources.

The statutory instruments allowing local authorities to sell electricity generated from renewable sources can be found here:
FITs events presentations

The powerpoint slides for the presentations can be found below:

Introduction to the Feed in Tariff: Rob Lewis, Renewable Energy Strategy Manager, Energy Saving Trust
Arup's research will culminate in a report due for publication shortly. This will be hosted on Friends of the Earth's website.

Finance and Ownership Models for low carbon homes: Justine Prain, Project Director, Home Energy PAYS project, Energy Saving Trust

Green New Deal Briefing: Keith Budden, Manager, Birmingham Environment Partnership

The future of local support: Andy Deacon, Head of Local Delivery, Energy Saving Trust
Videos of these presentations are being edited and will be hosted here as soon as possible.

Question and answer notes
Download the notes from the question and answer session in London.
Download the notes from the question and answer session in Manchester.

Friends of the Earth: Get serious about CO2
A briefing note on the campaign is available to download. If you would like to contact Friends of the Earth about any of the issues they raised, please use the below contact details:

David Powell, Lead on LA Finance
Economy Campaigner, Friends of the Earth
mailto:%20David.powell@foe.co.uk, 020 7566 1615

Liz Hutchins, Lead on local carbon budgets
Parliamentary Campaigner, Friends of the Earth
mailto:%20Liz.hutchins@foe.co.uk, 020 7566 1728

Dave Timms, Lead on FITs policy
Energy Campaigner, Friends of the Earth
mailto:%20Dave.timms@foe.co.uk, 020 7566 1615

Microgeneration online tools

For more information on our microgeneration online tools visit the microgeneration section of our website. To discuss this in further detail please speak to your regional contact.

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