Feed-in Tariffs: Guidance for licensed electricity suppliers

This guidance is for licensed electricity suppliers on their duties under the Feed-in Tariffs (FIT) scheme. It provides details of the processes, procedures and interactions to enable effective administration of the FIT scheme.

It has been updated to incorporates changes regarding the use of photographic evidence in biennial meter verifications.

Version 17 was updated to provide detail on interactions between the FIT and SEG schemes, and on extensions to installations through de-rating or repowering. This update also includes recommendations for battery installations, and on the methodology for calculating FIT payments over RPI uplift period. For a full summary of updates see the ‘Updates to guidance’ section on Page 17.

Version 17.1 has been updated to mirror the updates in the FIT Guidance for Generators V18 on the interactions between the FIT & SEG schemes.

Version 17.2 has been updated to amend references to Renewables and CHP Register (R&CHP) to Renewable Electricity Register (RER), as the RER replaces the R&CHP. 

For more details on scheme closure, please see the ‘scheme closure’ tab on the FIT homepage Feed-in Tariffs (FIT) - Scheme Closure | Ofgem.