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Global Road Haulage Market Share, Size, Segmentation with Competitive Analysis, Top Manufacturers and Forecast 2021-2027

Global Road Haulage Market is anticipated to reach US$ 8.41 Bn by 2027 from US$ 5.78 Bn in 2020 at a CAGR of 5.5% during a forecast period.

Road Haulage Market Overview:

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Segmentation:

The light commercial vehicle category, by vehicle type, is predicted to grow at a CAGR of more than 8% over the projection period. This is due to an increase in demand for local delivery services, which includes more dispersed residential and business locations that light-duty vehicles must pass through. Furthermore, updated carriage technologies, such as greater fuel efficiency and increased light truck reliability, have substantially aided the operations of road haulage companies.

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Key Players:

• Kindersley Transport Ltd. • Gosselin Group • LKW WALTER • Monarch Transport • CONCOR • AM Cargo • Manitoulin Transport Inc. • SLH Transport Inc. • Woodside Logistics Group • UK Haulier • Kindersly Transport Ltd., • Container Corporation of India Ltd., • Monarch Transport Ltd • Woodside Road Haulage • LKW Walter

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Geographically, this report is segmented into several key countries, with market size, growth rate, import and export of Road Haulage market in these countries, which covering North America, U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Rest of Europe, Asia Pacific, China, India, Japan, Australia, South Korea, ASEAN Countries, Rest of APAC, South America, Brazil, and Middle East and Africa.

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What will be the Road Haulage market size by 2027?

Which company held the largest share in the Road Haulage market?

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sesasuk · 3 years

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How do SEG tariffs work?

If you’re considering a solar installation you may have heard of SEG tariffs and been told they can make you money. But what is an SEG tariff and how does it work?

A Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariff pays customers for the renewable electricity they generate and put into the grid. It replaces the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) scheme which paid solar panel owners for electricity generated at home.

When you sign up to an SEG tariff you are paid for excess electricity generated that is fed into the National Grid. It differs from the FIT scheme which pays for all electricity produced so SEG payments tend to be lower.

You cannot receive a feed-in tariff and SEG payments simultaneously, but you can opt-out of the feed-in tariff scheme if you would prefer to receive SEG payments.

Energy suppliers decide the rate they pay, the length of the contract, and whether tariffs are fixed or variable. Fixed SEG tariffs pay a set rate per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for electricity exported throughout the duration of the contract.

Variable tariffs have fluctuating prices depending on market demand.

Before deciding on the best SEG tariff you should shop around for the best deals.

If you’re considering a solar installation in Eastbourne or the surrounding areas, get in touch to discuss your options or book a consultation.

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georgewagner · 3 years

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Grants and financial support to make your home more energy efficient

Installing energy efficiency improvements in your home brings many benefits: lower energy bills, reduced carbon footprint, and an increase in the value of your home, too. However, the upfront cost may put you off certain green home upgrades. Whilst the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme closed earlier this year, there are alternative schemes that also reduce the overall cost of making your home eco-friendlier.

Find a list of energy efficiency home grants, cash incentives, discounts and other schemes available at both national and local levels, below.

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England, Wales, and Scotland schemes

Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive – quarterly payments for renewable heating systems.

Smart Export Guarantee Scheme – payments for unused renewable energy.

VAT reduction – pay less VAT when installing certain green home improvements.

Energy Company Obligation Scheme – discounted or free energy efficiency and heating home improvements if you receive certain benefits.

Affordable Warmth Obligation – free heating upgrades if you receive certain benefits.

Discounts on energy bills.

Warm Home Discount – discounted winter electricity bill of pensioners and people on low incomes.

Winter Fuel Payment – discounted heating bill of pensioners.

Cold Weather Payment – a payment for each 7-day period of cold weather if you receive certain benefits.

Fuel Direct – support for people receiving certain benefits to pay their fuel and electricity bills.

Scotland-specific schemes

Home Energy Scotland loan – an interest-free loan to install certain energy efficiency measures.

Warmer Homes Scotland funding – funding to install measures that make your home warmer if you’re struggling to pay your energy bills.

Electric car charging point grant – a grant to install a home charge point for electric vehicles.

Wales-specific schemes

NEST Wales – free energy efficiency home improvements.

Northern Ireland-specific schemes

Boiler Replacement Scheme – grant to replace your current boiler.

Affordable Warmth Scheme – free energy efficiency home improvements.

England, Wales and Scotland

Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Scheme

If you install certain renewable heat systems in your home and join the domestic RHI scheme, you’ll get quarterly payments for seven years. The renewable heat systems eligible for the scheme are:

Solar thermal panels.

Air source heat pumps.

Ground source heat pumps.

Biomass boilers.

The scheme is run by Ofgem (The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets).

How much can I get?

The amount of money you’ll get depends on the amount of clean renewable heat that your system produces. Find out how much you could get by using the domestic RHI payment calculator.

Who’s eligible?

Homeowners and private or social landlords in England, Scotland, and Wales. Owners of new build properties aren’t usually eligible, except if you’re building your own home.

When’s the deadline?

Midnight on 31st March 2022.

How to apply

Before installing a renewable heat system in your home, follow Ofgem’s guidance on preparing to apply for the scheme. This includes looking at the Domestic RHI Product Eligibility List. Then, you can apply for the domestic RHI. You can do all of this on the Ofgem website.

Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) Scheme

Through the SEG scheme, households that export the excess, unused renewable electricity that they generate to the National Grid will get payments from electricity suppliers. The low-carbon electricity systems covered by the scheme are:

Solar PV panels.

Wind.

Micro combined heat and power.

Hydro.

Anaerobic digestion.

The SEG scheme replaces the Feed-in Tariff.

How much can I get?

The amount of money you’ll get depends on the electricity supplier you apply to. So, it’s important to shop around. The following companies are mandatory SEG suppliers from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022:

Avro Energy.

British Gas.

Bulb.

EDF Energy.

E.ON.

Octopus Energy.

OVO Energy.

People’s Energy.

Pure Planet.

Scottish Power.

Shell Energy.

So Energy.

The Utility Warehouse.

Utilita.

Utility Point.

Find voluntary SEG suppliers on the Ofgem website.

Who’s eligible?

Anyone that has a low-carbon electricity system in Great Britain, with a total installed capacity of 5MW maximum, or 50kW maximum for micro combined heat and power.

When’s the deadline?

The scheme started on 1st January 2020 and is in its second year. It’s ongoing so there isn’t a deadline.

How to apply

Apply directly on the SEG supplier’s website.

VAT reduction

When you get certain energy efficient home improvements installed in your home and meet certain criteria, you’ll pay a reduced VAT rate of 5%. The eligible energy efficient home improvements are:

Central heating and hot water system controls.

Draught proofing, such as insulating around windows and doors.

Wall, floor, ceiling and loft insulation.

Solar panels.

Ground-source heat pumps.

Air-source heat pumps.

Micro combined heat and power.

Wood-fuelled boilers.

If you get an energy efficiency home grant for certain installations, you’ll also be eligible for the VAT reduction on the grant-funded part of the work.

The eligible upgrades are:

Heating appliances: Installation.

Central heating systems: Installation, repair, and maintenance.

Renewable source heating systems: Installation, repair, and maintenance.

The green home upgrades that aren’t eligible for the VAT reduction are:

Heating appliances or systems (unless grant-funded, as explained above).

Energy efficient boilers or fridge freezers.

Secondary or double glazing.

Low emission glass.

Wind or water turbines.

Who’s eligible?

People over 60 years old that receive one of the following:

Child Tax Credit (not including the family element).

Council Tax Benefit.

Disability Living Allowance.

Personal Independence Payment.

A disablement pension.

Housing Benefit.

Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.

Income Support.

War Disablement Pension.

Working Tax Credit.

When’s the deadline?

The VAT reduction is ongoing; there’s no deadline currently.

How to apply

Your supplier will charge you the correct rate of VAT.

Read more on Gov.uk.

Energy Company Obligation (ECO) Scheme

The ECO scheme helps households to install energy efficiency and heating home improvements at a reduced price. The current phase of the scheme (ECO3) is targeted towards lower income households. If you’re eligible, you might be able to get some improvements fitted for free.

What can I get?

The green upgrades available vary by supplier, but the possibilities include:

Cavity wall and loft insulation.

Boiler repairs and replacements.

Upgrading storage heaters

Installing central heating systems.

See what each ECO supplier is currently offering on the Simple Energy Advice website.

Who’s eligible?

You might be eligible if you receive certain benefits, such as:

Pension Guarantee Credit (not including Pension Savings Credit).

Universal Credit.

Income Support.

Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.

Income-based Employment and Support Allowance.

Tax Credits (Child Tax and Working Tax).

Attendance Allowance.

Carer’s Allowance.

Disability Living Allowance.

Personal Independence Payment.

Severe Disablement Allowance.

Industrial Industries Disablement Benefits.

War Pensions Mobility Supplement.

Constant Attendance Allowance.

Armed Forces Independence Payment.

Child Benefit.

Complete the ECO eligibility questionnaire to find out if you’re eligible. You might be able to get help even if you don’t receive any benefits.

When’s the deadline?

ECO3 is in place until 31st March 2022, after which a new phase will start.

How to apply

Contact the ECO supplier of your choice to apply directly with them. The current ECO suppliers include:

Avro Energy.

British Gas.

Bulb.

E-ON.

Ecotricity.

EDF Energy.

Octopus Energy.

OVO Energy.

Pure Planet.

Scottish Power.

Shell Energy.

So Energy.

Utility Warehouse.

Utilita.

Utility Point.

Affordable Warmth Obligation

Energy suppliers are providing help with insulation, boiler replacements or repairs and other heating upgrades.

Who’s eligible?

People claiming certain benefits that live in private housing (e.g., homeowners or people that rent from a private landlord) or live in social housing. The eligible benefits are:

Pension Guarantee Credit (not including Pension Savings Credit).

Universal Credit.

Income Support.

Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.

Income-based Employment and Support Allowance.

Tax Credits (Child Tax and Working Tax).

Attendance Allowance.

Carer’s Allowance.

Disability Living Allowance.

Personal Independence Payment.

Severe Disablement Allowance.

Industrial Industries Disablement Benefits.

War Pensions Mobility Supplement.

Constant Attendance Allowance.

Armed Forces Independence Payment.

Child Benefit.

People that rent must have the owner’s permission to do the work. If you live in social housing with an energy efficiency rating of E or below, then you might be able to get help with installing insulation or a heating system for the first time.

When’s the deadline?

There is no deadline.

How to apply

Speak to your energy supplier. In addition, you can read more about the scheme on Gov.uk.

Discounts on energy bills

Warm Home Discount

What can I get?

£140 off your winter electricity bill for 2021 to 2022. You’ll get a one-off Warm Home Discount for your bill from October to March.

Who’s eligible?

The ‘core group’. This includes people that get the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit and:

Your name, or your partner’s name, is on the electricity bill.

You or your partner get the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit (including those that also get Savings Credit).

Your energy supplier is part of the scheme – find the full list of suppliers for last year’s scheme on Gov.uk.

The ‘broader group’. This consists of people on a low income.

How to apply

Applications open on 18th October 2021. There isn’t a set date for people living in park or mobile homes. Fill in the Park Homes Warm Home Discount form to be notified when the scheme opens.

The core group

You’ll get a letter between October and December 2021 telling you how to get the Warm Home Discount. Follow any instructions on the letter, and your electricity supplier will apply the discount to your bill by 31st March 2022. If you think you’re eligible for the core group but you don’t get a letter by 31st December, call the Warm Home Discount helpline on 0800 731 0214 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm).

The broader group

Electricity suppliers have a limited number of discounts to give out. Check with your supplier to see if you’re eligible and how to apply – even if you got one last year. Your supplier will apply the discount to your bill by 31st March 2022 if you’re eligible.

If you’re in Scotland, you can call Home Energy Scotland on 0808 808 2282 to see if you’re eligible.

If you use a pre-pay or pay-as-you-go meter, your electricity supplier can tell you how to get the discount.

Winter Fuel Payment

Who’s eligible?

People born on or before 5th October 1954 that lived in the UK for at least one day during the ‘qualifying week’, which is 21st to 27th September 2020. If you didn’t live in the UK during that time, you might still be eligible if you live in Switzerland or an EEA country, or you have a genuine link to the UK such as having previously worked here.

How much can I get?

Between £100 and £300 to pay your heating bills. The amount of Winter Fuel Payment you get will depend on your circumstances.

If you were born between 28th Sept 1940 and 5th Oct 1954, and:

You live alone or with people that don’t qualify: You’ll get £200.

You’re living with someone under 80 who also qualifies: You’ll get £100.

You live with some 80 or over who also qualifies: £100.

You’re living in a care home and don’t get certain benefits: £100.

If you were born on or before 27th September 1940, and:

You live alone or with people that don’t qualify: £300.

You’re living with someone under 80 who also qualifies: £200.

You live with someone 80 or over who also qualifies: £150.

You’re living in a care home and don’t get certain benefits: £150.

When’s the deadline?

Most payments are made automatically, usually in November or December. In addition, you should get a letter telling you how much you’ll get and your payment date.

Cold Weather Payment

£25 for each 7-day period of very cold weather between 1st November 2021 and 31st March 2021.

Who’s eligible?

People that get:

Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI).

Pension Credit.

Universal Credit.

You must also have a health condition or disability and limited capacity for work or have a child under 5 that lives with you.

Income-related Employment and Support Allowance.

If you’re not in a work-related activity group or support group, you might still get Cold Weather Payments if you have a severe or enhanced disability premium, a pensioner premium, a child who is disabled, a child under 5 that lives with you or Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element.

Income Support.

Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.

For the latter two, you must also have a disability or pensioner premium, a child who’s disabled, a child under 5 that lives with you or Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element.

When’s the deadline?

The 2020 to 2021 scheme has ended, but you’ll be able to see if your area is due a payment for next year’s scheme from 1st November 2021.

How to apply

The Cold Weather Payment is an automatic offer.

If you get Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance or Income-related Employment and Support Allowance and you have a baby or a child aged under 5 that starts living with you, tell Jobcentre Plus otherwise you won’t automatically get your Cold Weather Payments.

Anyone that doesn’t get their Cold Weather Payment should tell their pension centre or Jobcentre Plus. If you get Universal Credit, add a note to your journal on your online account or ring the helpline listed on letters you’ve received about your Universal Credit claim (if you don’t have an online account).

Fuel Direct

You can get some of your fuel and electricity bills (and other bills, like rent) paid directly through your benefits payments if you’re having difficulty paying.

How much can I get?

Some of your benefits will be paid directly to the person or company you owe. The exact amount depends on how much you need to pay off.

Universal Credit recipients can get a 5% deduction for gas, electricity and water.

Who’s eligible?

People that receive:

Universal Credit.

Pension Credit.

Income Support.

Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.

Income-related Employment and Support Allowance.

How to apply

Talk to the Jobcentre Plus or your pension centre and tell them:

How much you owe and who to.

Your customer reference number for your bills.

Your National Insurance number.

Find out more about Fuel Direct and the other bills covered, on Gov.uk.

Scotland-specific schemes

Home Energy Scotland Loan

An interest-free loan to install energy efficiency measures. You can also get up to 40% cashback for some measures, and 75% for specific renewable heating systems.

How much can I get?

The amount you get depends on the upgrades you want to make; the upgrades covered are:

Energy efficiency improvements

Solid wall insulation: Up to £6,000 loan plus £4,000 cashback; £10,000 total.

Gas, LPG or oil heating systems: Up to £5,000 loan.

Warm air units or high heat retention electric storage heaters: Up to £4,600 loan plus £400 cashback; £5,000 total.

Gas connection: Up to £5,000 loan.

Glazing: Up to £4,100 loan plus £400 cashback; £4,500 total.

Insulated doors: Up to £4,500 loan.

Flat roof or room-in-roof insulation: Up to £2,400 loan plus £1,600 cashback; £4,000 total.

Loft, floor or cavity wall insulation: Up to £600 loan plus £400 cashback; £1,000 total.

The above figures are maximums – cashback is normally up to 25% of the total funding. Any additional funding is subject to availability.

Renewable systems

Wind or hydro turbines: Up to £2,500 loan.

Solar PV: UP to £5,000 loan

Solar water heating systems: Up to £1,250 loan plus £3,750 cashback; £5,000 total.

Hybrid PV-solar water heating systems: Up to £7,500 loan.

Energy storage systems (heat or electric batteries): Up to £6,000.

Heat pumps (air source to water, ground source to water, water source to water, hybrid air source to water): Up to £2,500 loan plus £7,500 cashback.

Heat meters installed alongside heat pump: Up to £500 cashback.

Biomass boilers or stoves (excluding non-automated, non-pellet stoves and room heaters): Up to £2,500 loan plus £7,500 cashback.

Connections to a renewably powered district heating scheme: Up to £1,250 loan plus £3,750 cashback; £5,000 total.

Cashback for renewable heating measures is given on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you apply for heat meter funding, you’ll need to be willing to give meter readings on request after installation.

Secondary improvements

You can borrow up to £500, including £200 cashback for improvements combined with one of the energy efficiency improvements or renewable systems listed above.

Who’s eligible?

Homeowners that live in the property they own, or self-builders (for home renewable systems or energy storage systems). However, landlords, businesses, and property developers aren’t eligible.

How to apply

Call Home Energy Scotland on 0808 808 2282 to speak to an advisor. Read more about the scheme on the Home Energy Scotland website.

Warmer Homes Scotland

Households struggling to pay their energy bills can get funding to make their home warmer and therefore reduce their energy costs.

What can I get?

Loft and wall insulation.

Draught proofing.

Central heating, including new gas boilers.

Renewables.

Who’s eligible?

Homeowners or people that rent privately, that:

Live in the home as their main residence.

Have lived in the home for 12 months minimum, unless they have a DS1500 certificate.

Live in a home that’s 230 sq m in floor size, with an energy rating of 67 or below.

Live in a home that meets the tolerable living standard detailed in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006. If not, then the living standards mustn’t have an impact on the effectiveness of the measures recommended under the scheme.

Haven’t received Warmer Homes Scotland funding in the last 5 years.

They must also be:

75 or over with no working heating system and in receipt of a passport benefit.

Pregnant or have a child aged 16 or under and in receipt of a passport benefit.

Receiving Payment Independent Payment with a disability.

In receipt of high rate Disability Living Allowance (care or mobility component).

In receipt of low or medium rate Disability Living Allowance and an income related benefit.

A carer receiving Carers Allowance.

In receipt of Armed Forces Independence Payment or War Disablement Pension and have been injured or disabled whilst serving in the Armed Forces.

Injured or disabled due to an accident or disease caused at work, and in receipt of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.

The passport benefits are: Guarantee element of the Pension Credit, Attendance Allowance, Council Tax Reduction (excluding the 25% single occupancy discount), Carer’s Allowance, Armed Forces Independence Payment, War Disablement Pension, Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, Higher Rate Care or Mobility components of Disability Living Allowance/Personal Independence Payment, or Universal Credit or any of the benefits due to be replaced by it.

How to apply

Contact Home Energy Scotland on 0808 808 2282 or fill in the contact form for a call or email back. In addition, you can read more about the scheme on the Home Energy Scotland website.

Electric car charging point grant

The Energy Saving Trust and the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) provides grants towards the cost of installing 32-amp home charge points for eligible electric vehicles, in line with OZEV technical specifications.

What can I get?

£350 from OZEV.

£250 from the Energy Saving Trust.

£100 extra from those in the most remote areas of Scotland, from the Energy Saving Trust.

Who’s eligible?

Any installation done by an OZEV-accredited supplier, for the OZEV grant. For the £250 and extra £100 reimbursement, it needs to be installed by an Energy Saving Trust-approved domestic charge point installer. Use the domestic charge point installer map to find one.

How to apply

Get at least one quote from a domestic charge point installer. Getting three quotes is recommended.

Send electronic copies of your chosen quote and proof that you own an electric vehicle (e.g. an order form) and submit your application form.

Once you’ve received a grant offer, you can arrange a date for the work to be completed with your supplier. You won’t be eligible for the funding if you get your charge point installed before you get a grant offer.

Get your invoice and electrical installation certificate from the installer.

Send your paid invoice, electrical installation certificate and completed grant claim form to the Energy Saving Trust.

The initial £350 will be paid directly to your supplier. Once you’ve paid anything over that to your supplier, you can apply for the £250 reimbursement from the Energy Saving Trust.

If you’re looking to switch to an electric car, van, motorbike or scooter, you can get an interest-free loan of up to £28,000. Read more on the Home Energy Scotland website. Or, you can switch to an eBike or adapted cycle with the help of an interest free loan worth up to £6,000 – read more on the Home Energy Scotland website.

Wales-specific schemes

NEST Wales

You can get free energy efficiency improvements done in your home through the scheme. The improvements covered are a new boiler, central heating and insulation.

Who’s eligible?

Homeowners or private-sector renters (not council or housing association renters) that:

Live in a home that’s energy inefficient and expensive to heat.

Receive, or live with someone that receives, a means tested benefit or has a chronic respiratory, circulatory or mental health condition and income below defined thresholds.

Read more details on the eligibility criteria on the Nest website.

How to apply

Call the freephone number 0808 808 2244 or fill in the online form to get a callback.

Northern Ireland-specific schemes

Boiler Replacement Scheme

You can get a grant to:

Replace an inefficient boiler with a more energy efficient condensing oil or gas boiler.

Switch from an oil to gas boiler.

Switch to a wood pellet boiler.

How much can I get?

A grant of up to £1,000, depending on your total gross annual income.

People earning less than £20,000

You’ll get £700 to replace your boiler. The grant will rise to £1,000 total if controls are also installed.

People earning over £20,000, but less than £40,000

You’ll get £400 to replace your boiler. The grant will rise to £500 total if controls are also installed.

Who’s eligible?

Owner occupiers with an inefficient boiler that’s 15 years old minimum, and a gross household income of less than £40,000.

How to apply

Get in touch with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to apply, on:

Phone: 0344 892 0900.

Email: [email protected].

Affordable Warmth Scheme

A scheme offering free energy efficiency improvements to households with an income of £20,000 or below. The improvements covered are:

Insulation, ventilation, or draught proofing

Installing or topping loft insulation up to 300mm.

Roof, loft, or eaves ventilation.

Cavity wall insulation or removing and replacing ineffective cavity wall insulation.

Draught proofing of doors and windows.

Providing a hot water cylinder jacket.

Heating

Installing natural gas or oil central heating to replace solid fuel, LPG or Economy 7 systems.

Converting an Economy 7 system to a high efficiency electrical storage system, where gas and oil systems aren’t viable.

Replacing or upgrading a boiler that’s at least 15 years old, for householders that are either aged over 65, are in receipt of Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment or Attendance Allowance, or have a child that’s in receipt of Child Benefit.

Windows

Replacing single glazed windows.

Replacing defective double glazing.

Solid walls

Solid wall insulation.

How much can I get?

A grant of up to £7,500. If your home needs solid wall construction and insulation, you could get up to £10,000.

If you rent your home privately, your landlord will need to pay 50% of the total cost of the energy efficiency measures needed, as well as agreeing to the measures being installed and registering with the Department for Communities’ Landlord Registration Scheme.

Who’s eligible?

People that live in Northern Ireland with a total annual gross income of less than £20,000, and:

Own their home.

Or rent their home from a private landlord.

Or have their day/life interest in the home.

How to apply

Council staff are visiting homes that are most likely to be affected by fuel property. Or, you can contact your local council to see if you’d qualify for help and to apply.

To search for more energy efficiency home grants available in your area of the UK, head to the postcode search tool on the Simple Energy Advice website.

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🌞 Maximize Your Solar Savings! 🌱

March 2024 brings great news for solar energy enthusiasts! With the latest SEG tariffs, you can now earn more by selling your excess electricity back to the National Grid. 💰⚡

The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) scheme is not just about energy independence; it’s a smart financial move. The top rate currently stands at a whopping 35 pence per kWh! That means an average household could pocket around £190 annually. 🏡💸

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1KW Solar Panel Price

Sun based Thermal Collectors

Sun oriented warm boards go through daylight to warm water that is put away in a chamber, which would then be able to be utilized for your home warming necessities. Sun based warm boards are rooftop mounted, much the same as sun powered PV boards, yet look somewhat changed, as rather than cells they have different lines that warmth up water. A connected innovation is thermodynamic boards, which concentrate heat from the surrounding air.Both sun powered warm and thermodynamic boards can be utilized for space warming, however most normally they give the homegrown heated water (DHW) necessities of family units. Read more 1KW Solar Panel Price

Is It Worth Buying Cheap Solar Panels?

Sun based boards can for sure be costly, and some will need to locate the least expensive arrangement. Modest sun based boards can make the set-up costs more moderate, however it may not be justified, despite all the trouble over the long haul. Modest sun oriented boards are probably going to have a more limited life expectancy and lower effectiveness, and therefore, your reserve funds may be less huge.When considering to introduce sun based boards in your home, sunlight based board costs ought not be the lone factor. It will pay off over the long haul to put resources into top notch boards and particularly in an excellent inverter from a MCS-confirmed installer that has a decent standing in your general vicinity.

Would you be able to Get Solar Panels for Free?

It is beyond the realm of imagination to expect to get free sun based boards in the UK any longer. The free sun powered boards plot was offered by sun oriented board suppliers before, during the pinnacle of the Feed-in Tariff (FIT).Sun oriented board suppliers would offer to introduce sun based boards for nothing, permitting property holders to utilize the power produced to control their homes. Consequently, these suppliers would gather the FIT installments, making it a beneficial plan for the business.As the FIT installment sums diminished after some time, this arrangement turned out to be less financially useful for providers. When the FIT reached a conclusion totally in 2019, free sun powered boards were not, at this point accessible.

4 Factors Affecting Solar Panel Efficiency

You'll need to expand your sun based board effectiveness to capitalize on your sun powered venture and to cut your consumption on service bills. Key elements to consider are area, calculating, bearing, rooftop reasonableness, size of the sun oriented board framework, and right upkeep.Area, Angle, and DirectionIs the PV framework found and calculated with the goal that sun powered cells can catch the most extreme measure of daylight? In the UK, you need to guarantee that your sun based boards are presented to daylight from 9am to 3pm.Surveying your rooftop's appropriateness to hold sun powered boards is a urgent advance in deciding the productivity of the framework. The direction and point of your rooftop have a ton to do with how much daylight introduction your boards will get.The ideal heading for sun oriented boards is south-bound, as it would mean the boards are presented to daylight for as far as might be feasible. As per Stanford University, a 34° rooftop tilt point is the best situation for sun based boards in the UK.

Rooftop Suitability

While thinking about sunlight based boards for your rooftop, it is imperative to contemplate whether the rooftop is sufficiently able to help the heaviness of the close planetary system. For instance, a 4kW framework regularly has 16 boards of 250W, amounting to a complete load of roughly 280kg.These days, most materials are appropriate to hold sun based boards — it's just record and wooden rooftops that might be excessively weak.What's more, consider if your rooftop is sufficiently enormous to have sun oriented boards on it. You will require at any rate 30 cm of room around your sun based boards, so you need to consider while computing how much rooftop space you have. For instance, a 4kW framework having 16 boards needs at any rate 29 m2 rooftop space.Size of the Solar Panel SystemSun based cells come in a wide range of various shapes and sizes. The greater the sun oriented board framework, the greater power is produced. Subsequent to having determined your power needs, you'll improve thought of what size board you need.Monocrystalline boards are known to be the most proficient sort of sunlight based board available, which means you will require less boards (and consequently less rooftop space) to create as much power as a polycrystalline framework would.SupportIt's imperative to complete the privilege sun powered board support to boost the life expectancy of your framework. Luckily, sunlight based boards don't need a lot of upkeep all through their life expectancy of 25-30 years.Get your boards checked routinely by your installer or by another guaranteed specialist organization. On the off chance that you do this without anyone else's help, you may void your guarantee in the event that you harm your boards all the while.What you can do yourself is guarantee your boards are perfect consistently. This includes eliminating leaves and branches from your sun powered board framework, and washing them down with a nursery hose – abstain from wiping them down or contacting them.

What number of Solar Panels Do You Need?

A 4kW sun based board framework would require around 16 sun oriented boards with a 250W force yield, while a 5kW framework involves 20 sunlight based boards.The number of sun based boards you need to control your home relies upon a couple of things:Your flow power utilizationYour energy objectives (the amount of the utilization you intend to cover)Your rooftop limitThe quantity of daylight hours in your general vicinityAs these elements contrast from home to home, it is critical to evaluate every family unit exceptionally.The initial step is to distinguish your present energy utilization. You measure this in kilowatt hours (kWh), and it's critical to require some investment expected to ascertain this as precisely as could reasonably be expected.The amount Do Solar Panels Cost?The normal homegrown sunlight based board framework costs £5,000 to £10,000. How much sunlight based boards costs is gigantically reliant on the number of boards you need for your home, which is subject to your energy utilization.For the most part, the more costly the framework, the greater power it can produce — and thusly, the more investment funds it can bring. The table beneath shows the yearly reserve funds on your power bills per framework size, the amount you can acquire through Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) installments, and eventually, how long it can require to make back the initial investment.

Do Solar Panels Reduce Your Electricity Bills?

Sun oriented boards help lessen your power charge, which is one more motivation behind why they merit getting. The sum you can save money on your bills relies upon where you live.In London, for instance, you can save a normal of £100-£270 on yearly power bills. In different territories like Stirling or Manchester, you can lessen your bills by £90-£230 every year.

Do Solar Panels Increase the Value of Your Home?

Sun oriented boards can expand the estimation of your home as they make your home more energy-effective. This is one of the home enhancements that make your home more appealing to possible purchasers, as the new proprietors can appreciate similar advantages of decreased power bills.Normally, the size of the sunlight based board framework will influence exactly how much the worth will increment, and remember that various families will have diverse energy use propensities. That implies that one framework might be sufficient for certain families and insufficient for other people.For certain purchasers, sunlight based boards are not an important expansion to a home, so it relies upon individual inclination.

How Do Solar Panels Work?

When talking about sun based boards, it is critical to recognize two principle types:

Photovoltaic boards that produce power

Sunlight based warm boards that are utilized for warming purposes

Sunlight based Photovoltaic Panels

Photovoltaic (PV) frameworks are normally utilized sunlight based board frameworks in the UK. Photovoltaic frameworks convert daylight straightforwardly into power.Sun oriented cells are made of semiconductors, for example, silicon, which ingest the daylight and convert it into power.Sun based cells are associated electrically and stuffed together in an edge, ordinarily known as a sun oriented board. At the point when you interface various sun oriented boards together, they structure a sun powered cluster. What's more, at long last, when you add the cabling, sections, inverter, etc, the whole framework shapes your sunlight based board framework.

The electrical transmitters are connected to positive and negative terminals, accordingly framing an electrical circuit. From that point, the electrons can be caught as an electric flow (power). This flow, along with the cell's voltage (which is an aftereffect of its underlying electric field or fields), characterizes the force (or wattage) that the sun based cell can deliver, and is the way sun powered boards convert daylight into power.

Matrix Connected versus Independent PV Systems

Matrix associated frameworks utilize the neighborhood utility network to guarantee you are never without power. On the off chance that your homegrown sun oriented board framework creates more power than your family needs in a day, this overflow energy can be sent out back to the public matrix. Then again, in the event that you need more power than your sunlight based boards have produced, the lattice can supply this.Independent PV frameworks are not associated with the matrix, however rather charge a sunlight based battery framework. These batteries store the power produced by your boards. To work your apparatuses, the put away power from these batteries will be utilized. Independent frameworks are utilized in territories that can't be associated with a matrix, and are normally more costly than lattice associated frameworks on the grounds that sun oriented batteries are still very exorbitant.

Sun powered Battery Storage Systems

Sun powered batteries store power created by the sun's energy and permit you to utilize it during the nights when your sun oriented boards are not producing power. You can utilize sun based batteries if you are associated with the lattice.Sun powered battery stockpiling framework costs are not low, going from £1,200 to £6,000, contingent upon the size and limit. Be that as it may, mechanical headways are prompting new arrangements a seemingly endless amount of time after year, and will probably prompt a decrease in sunlight based battery costs.

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The Most Profitable Home Improvements & Other News

The most profitable home improvements are revealed

According to research by Hiscox, the number of homeowners opting to improve rather than move has increased by 12% over the past five years (representing over four million UK households).

Undertaking a full kitchen renovation stands to add £12,442 (5.5%) to your home’s value, while adding a loft and kitchen extension will net you an extra £23,754 (10.8%). An additional bedroom can also increase a property’s worth by a whopping £25,338 (11.2%).

Learn more with our 12 Ways to Add Value to Your Home

Self build scheme set for approval in Cornwall

Plans for 14 new homes, seven of which would be self build, in the Tamar Valley area of outstanding natural beauty in Cornwall are set for approval after receiving a positive recommendation from planning officers.

The planners took an enlightened approach, feeling the degree of landscape harm would be slight – and that it would be outweighed by the social and economic benefits the development would bring to the village and the wider area of south-east Cornwall.

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of Brits think all new properties will come fitted as smart homes by 2030, according to research conducted by blinds company Duette.

Out of 2,400 people who took the survey, over two thirds felt smart tech could improve their standard of living, agreeing this is the main reason for implementing such technology into a house.

Only 6% of respondents, however, currently control heating, lighting or other aspects of their home via a smartphone app.

New finance scheme launched for renewable electricity

The government has announced an initiative to provide payments to homeowners and businesses for new installations of solar panels and other electricity-generating renewable tech.

From 1st January 2020, the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) will legally oblige all energy suppliers with more than 150,000 customers to introduce at least one tariff for energy that gets exported to the national grid.

Providers can set their own fair rates anywhere above zero, and initial indications suggest rates of around 5.5 pence per kilowatt-hour (kWh). The scheme replaces the old Feed-In Tariff (FIT), which paid out on both generation and export, but closed on 31st March this year.

The SEG won’t be available to customers who already benefit from FIT payments. Find out more on page 81.

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Speech: Chris Skidmore speaking at COGX

Ladies and gentlemen – good afternoon. It’s great for me to be here with you during London Tech Week – an event which I’ve been looking forward to since I took the job of Science Minister back in December.

And it’s even more exciting for me now, because as well as my usual brief – which covers science, innovation, higher education and agri-tech, among many other topics – I’m currently looking after the energy and clean growth portfolio.

And all of these things, I think, fit together in a very real, and very important way.

Just under a year ago we received the landmark report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the impact of global warming of 1.5 degrees; a report which provided the clearest picture yet of the catastrophic impacts of rising global temperatures.

We immediately sought the advice of the Committee for Climate Change, asking what we needed to do to accelerate our own decarbonisation, and how we could make this benefit bill-payers and businesses alike.

We received the Committee’s response in May. The report is comprehensive and authoritative and the advice is clear: limiting climate change is achievable. But it will take a tremendous effort – across all sectors of the economy, in all corners of the country – to meet our goals. And a huge surge of innovation to ensure that we can continue to prosper through this transition.

Recently, I’ve been making a series of speeches on our national R&D investment, and our plans to increase spending on innovation to 2.4% of GDP, rising to 3% in the longer term – an increase that will affect every area of our lives. We’re putting two-and-a-half billion pounds into our efforts to decarbonise across the board, giving us a great chance to be at the cutting edge of the technologies of the future.

Many people say that we’re in the early years of a fourth Industrial Revolution, a change just as profound as the birth of the steam engine and mass production, or the dawning of the digital age. But my colleague the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Michael Gove, has rightly identified that we’re entering into an agricultural revolution too – how we use our land will have to change, just as everything else will.

Farmers of course know this all too well, having been on the front-line last summer when temperatures were extraordinarily high, and food production became particularly challenging.

It might be this understanding that has inspired our agricultural sectors to embrace innovation, whether that’s exploring vertical farming to reduce waste and preserve our soil, using AI to monitor the relationship between bees and their environment to keep both in better health, or adopting precision agriculture techniques to improve crop yields and reduce fertiliser use. We have even begun using robots to plant, grow and harvest crops – as successfully trialled by Harper Adams University with its ‘Hands-Free Hectare’ project, which has attracted global interest.

I think that this gives us a glimpse into how we’ll be producing food in the future. These are all crucial developments, and each can make a major contribution to reducing our carbon footprint. But today, I want to focus in on another area where we could see real change: energy.

Of course, you don’t have to look very hard to see that, over the years, there has been a great deal of change here.

Go back 50 years or so and you’d find the landscape unrecognisable – literally so, for anyone who can remember the smog and soot of the mid-20th century. In fact, a hundred years ago, and just a few meters away from here, the Coal Drops – which are now being converted into a retail quarter – would have been filled with piles and piles of pitch-black coal, delivered from South Yorkshire and dispersed into London by narrowboat and horse-drawn cart.

Nor is it just the fuel that’s changed. Back in the 1960s and 70s, electricity was provided by your local electricity board – and that was about all you knew. If more energy was required, someone would phone someone, who would in turn phone someone else, until, eventually, someone in a power station was tasked with increasing the flow of coal into the furnace.

Coal was king, while solar power and offshore wind were considered curiosities – or even fantasies – if they were ever considered at all.

But today, the story is entirely different. In 1970s and 80s – and even into 1990 – to power our nation we burned through 70 million tonnes of coal each year. Just last week we saw an 18-day run of coal-free days – something we haven’t seen since the dawning of the first industrial revolution. And this morning, none of our power was being generated by coal.

This is a real testament to our flourishing renewables sector. In 2010 we had just under 10 gigawatts of renewable electricity. But at the end of last year, we’d more-than-quadrupled that. Last quarter, 54% of electricity generation was from low carbon sources, and on the 14 May this year a quarter of our power came from solar – these are the best results we’ve ever seen.

In the wider green economy, we’re employing some 400,000 people in green jobs, and we’re aiming to see that number increase to as many as 2 million over the next decade.

And these are jobs throughout the country:

In Hull, Siemens Gamesa have employed over 1,000 people at their turbine blade factory

On the Isle of Wight, MHI Vestas have installed a new blade mould in their factory, creating 1,100 jobs and adding more than £40 million to the local economy. While in Fawley the same company have turned a decommissioned oil-fired power plant into a state-of-the-art painting and logistics facility for their 80-meter turbine blades

And in places like Grimsby and Barrow-in-Furness, people are seeing the economic benefits of new investment in operations and maintenance facilities for offshore wind.

The Offshore Wind Sector Deal, launched on 7 March, has committed to looking at the technologies of the future, working across the R&D sector and institutions, which will provide the UK with significant export opportunities, including digital and robotic technologies for surveying and operations and maintenance, and next generation technologies contributing to cost reduction and grid integration.

So not only are we decarbonising, we’re also diversifying – bringing these new technologies in, alongside natural gas and nuclear, to modernise our approach to energy. At the same time, we are building flexibility and reliability into a new, digitalised, decentralised system, through the rollout of smart meters and the deployment of technologies such as batteries and smart appliances, as outlined in our Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan.

We are already seeing more generation located closer to people’s homes, an increase in energy demand as electric vehicles begin to take off, and a huge passion for climate-conscious policies and green products among the British people.

Our citizens want to do the right thing, and to be trusted to make their own decisions – exactly what this government wants to see too. Crucial to this effort is empowering both individuals and businesses to take control of their energy use; ensuring that people have the means to do what works for them, and are rewarded for their efforts.

So today, I’m really pleased to announce our new plan to develop small-scale, low-carbon electricity generation here in the UK. Supplier led and subsidy free, we’re calling it the Smart Export Guarantee, or SEG for short, and its legislation has been laid in Parliament today – meaning it will be implemented before this year is done.

At its most basic, the SEG is a guarantee that those homes and businesses that supply their own low-carbon electricity – through solar panels on the roof, for example, or an anaerobic digestion plant on a farm – will have the chance to sell their excess electricity to the grid through a market mechanism. They’ll be known as ‘exporters.’ Most electricity suppliers – any with more than 150,000 UK customers – will be required offer at least one ‘export tariff’, which will be the means through which this low-carbon electricity is bought and sold.

The precise details of the tariff – such as length and level – will be for suppliers to determine, but there are a few core conditions, not least that exporters must be paid for what they produce, even when market prices are negative.

We expect to see these suppliers bidding competitively for electricity to give exporters their best market price, while providing the local grid with more clean, green energy. Indeed, since we first consulted on the SEG we are seeing great signs that the market is gearing up to rise to this challenge, with some suppliers, such as Bulb and Octopus, offering or trialling export tariffs to small-scale generators.

As the Secretary of State has set out previously, it is now time to move away from deployment through subsidy – paid for through a levy on bills – and towards a more market-based approach. This will benefit consumers, and will spur the sector to take advantage of innovation in technology and processes to reduce costs.

In line with our Industrial Strategy, our aim is to enable the small-scale low-carbon generation sector to fairly access the wider energy market and deliver clean, smart and flexible power. This will extend the benefits of a smarter energy system more widely, which will aid ambitions to further reduce emissions.

And perhaps most exciting of all, the SEG will benefit from an overlap with other parts of the low carbon transition, from electric vehicles to home storage and smart tariffs.

A key motivation for the SEG is enhancing the role that generators can play in driving forward a smarter energy system, using smart meters and time of use tariffs, which will allow more consumers to benefit from flexible electricity prices.

Under the previous Feed-in Tariffs scheme, exported electricity was largely unmeasured, flowing back to the grid without metering. Under the SEG, exports will be metered, supporting the roll-out of smart meters and ensuring compatibility with the rise in use of both electric vehicles and storage batteries.

So In the home of the future, customers could generate solar power, use that power to charge their car and go for a drive; then, when they came home, they could sell the power left in the car’s battery back to the grid at a time of peak demand – so at a better price for them, while taking some of the load burden off national generation.

All of this will mean that there has never been a better time for innovative, low-carbon products and services to come to market. And with this legislation, we will ensure that we achieve that smart, green, flexible future we all want to see.

This is an evolving field – one that is welcoming to any business or individual that is ready and willing to develop new ideas and new technology. As I often say to the young people I speak to – whether I’m wearing my University Minister hat or my Science Minister goggles – great ideas can come from anywhere.

That’s why as well as talking to all of you, this London Tech Week I’m pleased to announce the winners of our Energy Entrepreneurs’ Fund.

Since first running in 2012, the EEF has been one of the pillars of our Energy Innovation Programme. So far it’s supported 133 projects, leading to more than 300 new jobs being created, more than 100 patents being filed, and more than £100 million of private sector investment.

And I’m delighted to say that we’re maintaining this excellent record, with today’s announcement of the 19 winners of Phase 7 of the fund.

These winners, whose details we’ve published today, will be receiving a share of over £8 million to support the development of their technologies in energy efficiency, power generation, and storage – technologies which will, of course, be essential to the SEG, and to that home of the future.

Maybe it’s because I’m coming to this portfolio with fairly fresh eyes, but it’s been a revelation for me to see the terrific progress we’re making, and the many, many reasons we have to be optimistic about green growth in this country.

As I said back at the beginning of my speech, we all know that we’re facing down a huge challenge, but I’ve seen a tremendous level of engagement from businesses and individuals throughout the UK, and as much as I know the enthusiasm is there, I want to make sure it spreads to every single person in this country.

It’s one of the reasons that we’re so keen to host COP26, which we’re negotiating at the moment. Of course there are other countries that have a great story to tell, and have every right to host, but I think what we’re doing here is truly exceptional, and is setting a precedent for the rest of the world to follow. After the success of Green GB Week, I have no doubt we’d do an excellent job with COP.

But that’s something for the future. For the time being, I’m delighted by the Smart Export Guarantee, and I’m really excited to see the difference it will make in the years ahead. There are benefits in this for consumers, and plenty of opportunities for the sector and its suppliers too.

We’ve seen the energy landscape change over the centuries, and I think we’re about to see it change again for the better. A cleaner, leaner system – with the British people at its heart – is on its way.

So I hope you’ll take that optimism with you into the rest of this week, and I want to thank you all for listening today.

Thank you.

#BEIS

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New solar era begins

This week officially marked the first day of the UK solar industry’s post-Feed-in-Tariff era, with the scheme closing to new installations as of midnight the night before. The scheme saw solar PV bring clean power to over 900,000 homes across the country, as well as to thousands of businesses and community groups.

Ninety three per cent of solar users have said they are satisfied with its performance, and robust quality assurance standards mean that, according to the Renewable Energy Consumer Code, and fewer than 1% of all installations have been met with complaint. Thanks to the scheme, solar is now a common-place sight in neighbourhoods all over the UK and year on year, noted the STA (Solar Trade Association).

However, there has naturally been understandable confusion in the industry about what happens next. The STA has set out clear answers to key questions for the industry on its website including on the need to maintain MCS standards, metering requirements for installers going forwards, EPC rules, the new Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) and what to tell customers.

The STA has also developed an online resource for homes that want to go solar, which includes an online league table for energy supply companies offering incentives to go solar, and for Smart Export Guarantee offers. Octopus Energy went live with the first genuine SEG for the domestic sector, offering metered, settled export. This was deemed very positive news for the solar industry and potential domestic prosumers.

The STA and MPs from all parties have advocated strongly for households and small businesses to receive a fair market payment for the surplus power they put on the grid, in line with EU law and has been working with innovative suppliers since last year. The Government has recognised that it would not be acceptable for people to give their power away on the grid for free and has said that households going solar from tomorrow will be eligible for the SEG when it is appears.

Octopus Energy has surprised the industry by coming forward with a SEG ahead of the rest of industry where the system still has barriers to overcome. The STA is continuing to press for market-wide export solutions, including for the non-domestic sub 50kW market.

Chris Hewett, chief executive of the STA, said: “We are keeping a close eye on these rapidly moving market developments and will be helping households to identify the best Smart Export Guarantee offers through a supplier league table. We are delighted to be able to make Octopus Energy the first addition to the table and look forward to seeing more suppliers come forward with offers in the future.”

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The British government is seeking views on introducing a new scheme that would pay households and businesses for surplus electricity produced by small-scale renewables such as solar panels.

This follows the planned scrapping of the feed-in tariff for solar installations in April, and numerous other challenges which will likely come to fore in the months and years ahead.

Under the proposed Smart Export Guarantee (SEG), which would replace the export tariff under the previous feed-in tariff scheme, larger energy suppliers, specifically those with over 250 000 electricity customers, would have to pay customers for power generated that is exported to the grid. Smaller suppliers would have the option to provide a SEG tariff.

The proposal is currently in a consultation process to decide on if, and how, to proceed with the SEG. The consultation will be open until early-March.

The majority of the feedback from trade bodies, suppliers and generators suggest that the SEG could be extended to include a larger amount of suppliers by, for example, adopting a lower threshold of 150,000 domestic customers, or alternately, not applying any minimum size threshold, thereby including all suppliers.

Under the new scheme, suppliers would determine the tariff per kWh, as well as the length of the contract, and the supplier would be obliged to provide at least one export tariff.

They will not however, be eligible to recover costs by charging customers during times of negative pricing. Furthermore, electricity supplied to the grid would have to be metered, though domestic installations would be measured by smart meters.

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) intends to legislate in favour of the SEG whilst having no additional role in provision or administration and Ofgem would have the lead role in monitoring, fraud prevention and enforcement.

Technologies which would be covered by the scheme are envisioned to include small-scale solar panels, combined heat and power (CHP), anaerobic digestion and hydropower.

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🌞 Going Green & Saving Big in Norfolk with Solar Panels! 🌱

Are you from Norfolk and considering solar panels for your home? You’re not alone! With electricity prices soaring, it’s time to think about sustainable and cost-effective alternatives. ☀️💡

Here’s the bright side: A typical solar panel installation can save you around £300-£500 annually on your electricity bills. Plus, with the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariff, you can earn extra by exporting unused energy back to the grid! 💷🔄

Initial costs? They range from £4,800 to £8,500, but with government grants, the price becomes more manageable. And let’s not forget the potential increase in property value – between 4.1% – 14%! 🏠💰

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Press release: New laws to guarantee payment for solar homes providing excess electricity

Fee will not be added to consumer bills as part of the UK’s transition to a subsidy-free, cleaner and greener energy system under Smart Export Guarantee

current tariffs and SEG payments to boost renewables sector as UK aims to become a net zero emissions economy – a key part of our modern Industrial Strategy

New solar homes and businesses creating and exporting electricity to the grid will be guaranteed a payment from suppliers under new laws to be introduced by the government this week (Monday 10 June).

The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) will ensure small-scale electricity generators installing solar, wind or other forms of renewable generation with a capacity up to 5MW will be paid for each unit of electricity they sell to the grid - tracked by their smart meter.

Residential solar panels are now over 50% cheaper than in 2011. SEG will build on the previous government subsidy scheme, which drove the installations of 850,000 small-scale renewable projects, but without passing on the cost to consumers.

Encouraging suppliers to competitively bid for electricity will give households the best market price for their energy, while providing the local grid with more clean, green energy, as the UK bids to become a net zero emissions economy.

Energy and Clean Growth Minister Chris Skidmore, said:

The future of energy is local and the new smart export guarantee will ensure households that choose to become green energy generators will be guaranteed a payment for electricity supplied to the grid.

We want the energy market to innovate and it’s encouraging to see some suppliers already offering competitive export tariffs to reduce bills. We want more to follow suit, encouraging small-scale generation without adding to consumer bills, as we move towards a subsidy-free energy system and a net zero emissions economy.

SEG will place a legal obligation on energy suppliers with over 150,000 customers –covering more than 90% of the retail market - to introduce export tariffs by 1 January 2020. Some energy suppliers, including Octopus and Bulb, are already offering new smart tariffs, with some exceeding those offered under the previous subsidy scheme. At peak, solar has provided more than a quarter of the UK’s energy demands.

Chief Executive of Octopus Energy, Greg Jackson, said:

These smart export tariffs are game changing when it comes to harnessing the power of citizens to tackle climate change. They mean homes and businesses can be paid for producing clean electricity just like traditional generators, replacing old dirty power stations and pumping more renewable energy into the grid. This will help bring down prices for everyone as we use cheaper power generated locally by our neighbours.

The previous Feed-in Tariffs (FIT) scheme closed to new entrants from 31 March 2019, following consultations in 2015 and 2018, to reduce the costs to consumers as the price of installing solar panels came down.

SEG is designed to continue to grow the small-scale renewables export market by supporting local generation. Combined with existing technologies, like smart meters and battery storage, SEG will help bridge the gap to a smarter and more efficient energy system of the future.

The government is keen to support households and businesses in being able to store energy in batteries in their homes, which consumers will monitor on their smart meters, respond to price signals and choose the most economical times to charge their electric cars and sell their electricity back to the grid. In turn, this will help cut consumer bills, reduce the strain on energy networks, and give consumers more control of their energy use.

The new solar scheme comes as the government will unveil the winners of the latest round of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund this week. One of the winners, Brill Power, has been awarded £686,000 in grant funding to explore further boosting the lifetime of lithium-ion battery packs for household energy storage and to bring down their cost for consumers.

Notes to Editors

Further details of the Smart Export Guarantee

legislation enacting the SEG will be laid in Parliament on 10 June with an implementation date of 31 December 2019 for mandated suppliers. The government response setting out final policy design will also be published on 10 June

to encourage innovation, suppliers will be free to choose the form of the tariff they offer, and are encouraged to try different approaches - provided they meet the minimum requirements of the SEG

the obligation under the SEG only applies to low carbon electricity exporters – however, the government recognises that smart systems may take various forms and the SEG therefore provides suppliers with the flexibility

Ofgem will prepare an annual report on the provisions made by suppliers for smaller scale exporters, including the range, nature and uptake of SEG tariffs. The government will review this to monitor whether the market is delivering an effective and competitive range of options for small exporters

The Energy Entrepreneurs Fund is a competitive funding scheme to support the development of technologies, products and processes in energy efficiency, power generation and storage

government investment in clean energy is at the heart of its world-leading modern industrial strategy, with the Clean Growth Strategy pledging more than £2.5 billion investment in low carbon innovation by 2021

the government is continuing to support communities who want to generate energy locally, by providing £15 million of funding for feasibility studies with community schemes already powering the equivalent of 67,000 homes in England and Wales. Earlier this month the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund provided £51m to four projects around the UK with the aim of providing smarter local energy systems can deliver cleaner, cheaper energy and a smarter grid for the whole of it

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