Octopus Energy launches new combined solar, battery and EV tariff
Octopus Energy has launched a brand new tariff for customers with solar, a battery and an electric vehicle at home.
Articles tagged with: Smart Export Guarantee
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SEG tariffs under review: How have they changed in their first two years amidst market turmoil
Following Octopus Energy increasing its SEG rate due to high power prices, Solar Power Portal took a look at the rates on offer from suppliers following the launch of the SEG two years ago.
Octopus Energy increases export tariffs by 36% for solar power customers
Octopus Energy has increased its export tariffs by 36%, as energy prices in the UK remain at record highs.
Government mulls more frequent CfD auctions in Net Zero Strategy otherwise devoid of PV policy
While the Net Zero Strategy includes plans to review the frequency of Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions, a concrete UK solar deployment target was absent.
Solar PV represents the overwhelming majority of SEG installs in first year
Solar PV made up around 99.8% of all installations registered with the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) in its first fifteen months of operations.
SEG interest holds firm as some suppliers eye further developments
While some energy suppliers are continuing to see strong interest in Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariffs, others are remaining tight-lipped about their popularity.
BEIS-backed PV uptake study identifies scope for SEG changes
A Guarantee Scheme, financial support and options for surplus energy would all boost domestic solar uptake.
Social Energy launches 20p/kWh export tariff
Social Energy has launched a new solar export tariff offering 20p/kWh for the first 1,000kWh exported per year.
EAC calls for minimum floor price for ‘flawed’ Smart Export Guarantee
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is calling for the introduction of a floor price above zero for the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) to help support community energy.
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Ticking along: How the SEG has fared in its first year
As the Smart Export Guarantee turns a year old, Solar Power Portal takes a look back at how it came to be and what the last year has been like under the scheme.
Smart Export Guarantee uptake has ‘sped up’ despite COVID-19 hurdles
Suppliers have reported growth in the uptake of their Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariffs despite challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Midsummer Energy adds new partners as UK solar gathers momentum
UK solar wholesaler Midsummer Energy has bolstered its partner ranks on the back of doubled sales in 2019, noting a gathering momentum behind the industry.
SEG tariffs only available to import customers non-compliant, Ofgem warns
Ofgem is in talks with suppliers to “ensure they understand their Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) obligations”, with export tariffs required to be available to all customers with eligible installs.
Good Energy residential SEG tariff ‘not in operation yet’
Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) offerings continue to be announced, as Good Energy reveals its tariff for smaller installations isn’t yet operational.
Shell updates SEG to 3.5p/kWh days after scheme’s introduction
Shell Energy has boosted its Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariff to 3.5p per kWh, two days after the scheme was introduced.
Social Energy comes out on top as Shell issues 0.001p/kWh SEG
Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariffs have been unveiled after the legislation came into full effect yesterday (1 January 2020), with pricing ranging wildly from Social Energy's 5.6p per kWh down to the barely-compliant 0.001p per kWh that Shell Energy is offering.
Shell to launch ‘upgraded’ SEG tariff ‘later in 2020’ as suppliers gear up for 1 January deadline
Shell Energy’s Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariff is to launch later in 2020 than the 1 January implementation date, it told Solar Power Portal.
SEG: Ofgem details guidance on data, the FiTs register and storage exports for suppliers
Details on the information generators will be required to provide suppliers with to receive Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) payments have been revealed in draft guidance for suppliers published by Ofgem.
BEIS eyeing up intervention if suppliers fail to offer SEG tariffs
BEIS will intervene if suppliers fail to come forward with a Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariff come January, a spokesperson for the department said this week.
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The good, the bad and the ugly in the UK’s green finance crusade
Few could fault the government for rallying behind clean energy funding where others demur but are vague or localised measures enough for a world with 12 years left to limit global warming?
‘Nothing to be celebrated’: SEG receives lukewarm response
Details of the government’s Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) emerged earlier this week, eliciting responses that range from calling it “better than nothing” to welcoming an end to the “ongoing tragedy” of the policy gap between the feed-in tariff (FiT) and the SEG.
Smart Export Guarantee: Date set as home solar policy details emerge
The policy gap between the feed-in tariff (FiT) and the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) is set to close by the end of 2019, guaranteeing payment for excess domestic solar generation.
BEIS preparing Smart Export legislation before the summer, targets late 2019 tariff deadline
The government is aiming to start the legislative process for the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) before the summer in a bid to have the export tariff up and running before the end of the year.
Octopus Energy to outdo export tariff with Outgoing product
Octopus Energy has sought to “replace and improve” upon the now defunct export tariff with its own iteration.
Uncertainty reigns over Smart Export Guarantee rates and floor price
Energy minister Claire Perry has remained tight-lipped over the future shape of the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) as her department begins to pour over responses to its consultation on the matter.
A new era or a mountain to climb? BEIS export guarantee receives mixed bag of responses
The government’s Smart Export Guarantee (SEG), its eagerly awaited replacement for the soon-to-close export tariff, has been dubbed both a “new era” for solar and a “mountain to climb” as the proposals received a mixed response.