Proposed Feed-in Tariff changes from the 12th of December

The Government have released a consultation on the feed it tariff rates, under the new proposal:

• You must have your system commissioned and have applied for the FIT before the 12th of December to get the current FIT rate (of 43.3p) for the next 25 years.

• All systems installed after the 12^th December will qualify for the new tariff of 21p per unit. Between then and the 1^st of April 2012 (when the 21p rate comes into force) you will still get the current rate of 43.3p.

• All systems installed after 1^st of April 2012 will get 21p per unit, and will also need an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of C or above to qualify. For more info about the EPC please go to the Energy savings trust website

How it affects Southern Solar

We are working really hard at the moment to ensure that all of our current customers get their systems installed before the 12 December deadline. We cannot therefore guarantee installations before the 12 to new customers.

If you are thinking about solar and would like to book a survey then we are very happy to talk to you about the options available to you with the new rates, we always aim to provide well installed systems with high quality panels and parts meaning that even at the new rates our systems will still make perfect economic sense.

Existing Customers

If you have already had your system installed then don't worry these changes will not affect you and you will continue to receive the current tariff for the remainder of the life of your system.

If you like us find these changes sudden and unfair then we urge you to go to www.oursolarfuture.org.uk and sign the petition.

For lots more information on the proposals please visit the Energy Savings Trust Feed-in Tariff information page