RENEWABLE ENERGY NEWS

12 October 2009 • Jon Abbatt

What about Feed in Tariffs?

Many people ask about the grants and subsidies available. Apart from the ROC, the introduction of the new Feed in Tariff may well make investment in renewable energy systems in areas of lower windspeed economically advantageous.

Feed-in tariffs are being considered by government to stimulate the development of small-scale renewable energy generation projects. They provide a simple incentive scheme to encourage famers and communities to develop their own renewable energy. Eligible projects are limited to schemes of less than 5 MW.

Feed-in tariffs are long-term contracts where electricity companies agree to buy renewable energy generated and fed into the grid at a certain price for long periods. They have been used successfully in m...

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