Solar power for homes.

[bfccrazy]

Bought a new house which has solar panels installed and have been made aware by the previous owners about selling the excess power back to the national grid.

I have never dealt with this before and trying to do some research into how i’d go about this but I keep going in circles and finding myself looking at random news articles more than anything else.

Does anybody have any experience in this and what needs to be done to get the ball rolling.

Are there only certain suppliers we can be with from now on?
Are some suppliers better than others?
Is there a certain process that needs to be adhered to to switch over to a new supplier?

Can I retire and watch the national grid support the extravagant lifestyle I have planned?

[Bosscat]

We have solar panels and sell our electricity to British Gas.
We get 16.2p for each kw we produce and a further 5.38 for 1/2 of what we produce.

The feed in tarrif is now closed to new applicants...

Go to www.energysavingstrust.org.uk and look at renewable energy in the solar panels section read up on....
Smart Export Guarantee
They are starting a new scheme in January 2020...

Have a look at that m8

[Devils_Advocate]

We have solar panels and sell our electricity to British Gas.
We get 16.2p for each kw we produce and a further 5.38 for 1/2 of what we produce.

...and the rich keep getting richer

[houseboy]

We have solar panels and sell our electricity to British Gas.
We get 16.2p for each kw we produce and a further 5.38 for 1/2 of what we produce.

The feed in tarrif is now closed to new applicants...

Go to www.energysavingstrust.org.uk and look at renewable energy in the solar panels section read up on....
Smart Export Guarantee
They are starting a new scheme in January 2020...

Have a look at that m8

Bloody show off. I always thought you had too many holidays for a retired locksmith.

[Andychappers]

Bought a new house which has solar panels installed and have been made aware by the previous owners about selling the excess power back to the national grid.

I have never dealt with this before and trying to do some research into how i’d go about this but I keep going in circles and finding myself looking at random news articles more than anything else.

Does anybody have any experience in this and what needs to be done to get the ball rolling.

Are there only certain suppliers we can be with from now on?
Are some suppliers better than others?
Is there a certain process that needs to be adhered to to switch over to a new supplier?

Can I retire and watch the national grid support the extravagant lifestyle I have planned?

as has already been said, Feed in tarrifs are closed, Octopus Energy do a similar kind of things where they pay you for electricity generated. Here is a link to it https://octopus.energy/outgoing/

[IanMcL]

The installation you have purchased will be on a 20 pr 25 year agreement for FIT.

The original supplier of electricity to the property, at the time of Installation, are liable to pay the FIT to the homeowner, for the duration.

You can get your electricity from anyone you choose but always have to send your FIT mr to the original electric supplier.

[bfccrazy]

The installation you have purchased will be on a 20 pr 25 year agreement for FIT.

The original supplier of electricity to the property, at the time of Installation, are liable to pay the FIT to the homeowner, for the duration.

You can get your electricity from anyone you choose but always have to send your FIT mr to the original electric supplier.

This is what I think has confused me...because it has already been installed and running before the legislation was changed, we are still eligible for the FIT payment. I just could not find if we could claim that from any supplier or only from a certain supplier.

From your response, I’m guessing we’re best off just sticking with the same supplier who first ran the meter?

[evensteadiereddie]

I would recommend that. Good Energy are a damned good company - I hope you're with them.

[mdd2]

Read IMcl again he has it spot on
You can get your supply from anyone be keep submitting FIT readings to the original supplier

[IanMcL]

This is what I think has confused me...because it has already been installed and running before the legislation was changed, we are still eligible for the FIT payment. I just could not find if we could claim that from any supplier or only from a certain supplier.

From your response, I’m guessing we’re best off just sticking with the same supplier who first ran the meter?

You can get your electricity tricky from anyone you choose, however, the company that will pay your FIT is the company which has always paid the previous owner, who had it installed. That's what they signed up to.