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.
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Good Energy launches new smart export product for Feed-in-Tariff customers
Energy supplier Good Energy is launching a new smart export product for its Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) customers.
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How much could a domestic solar installation save you in 2023?
Two years into the Solar Export Guarantee and amid the record high power prices, Solar Power Portal talked to Gridcog to find out what sort of savings households could see from a rooftop solar installation.
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Solar Power Portal’s most read rooftop solar PV stories of 2022: SEGs, VAT and investigations
Solar Power Portal has taken a look back at the top rooftop solar stories of 2022, to see what the biggest moments and trends for the sector were.
Octopus Energy doubles fixed export tariff amid high wholesale power prices
Octopus Energy has doubled its ‘Fixed Outgoing’ tariff to help lower customers' bills as they head into winter.
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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.
Solar Power Portal’s most read rooftop solar PV stories of 2021: Grants, business rates and tariffs
Solar Power Portal has taken a look back at the top rooftop solar – both commercial and residential – stories of 2021, to see what the biggest moments and trends for the sector were.
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.
So Energy launches solar and storage offering for new and existing customers
Challenger utility So Energy has launched a full-service solar and storage solution for its customers, following a successful trial in 2020.
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.
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Solar Power Portal’s most-read news of the year 2020
Here’s the top-ranking news from 2020 on Solar Power Portal, based on page views.
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.
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Q&A: STA’s Chris Hewett on how the industry has fared one year since the FiT
Now as we approach one year on, Solar Power Portal had a chat with Solar Trade Association CEO Chris Hewett about how the industry has fared in the post FiT world.
Frequency response remains main driver for beleaguered UK storage sector
Frequency response continues to be a key driver of front of the meter storage in the UK, but the market is slowing as it faces numerous challenges.
Octopus launches new Panel Power tariffs for businesses with solar
Octopus Energy for Business (OEB) has launched three new tariffs for companies that have their own solar power.
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.
Ofgem issues final call for information on unaccredited FiT installs
Ofgem is issuing a final call for information on “dormant” feed-in tariff (FiT) installations still awaiting accreditation.
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.
STA calls for export tariffs before 1 January deadline
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has issued an open letter to suppliers calling for export tariffs before the 1 January 2020 deadline.