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'Pay as you Save' for Commercial Sector

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

The 'Pay as you Save' scheme was unveiled by Ed Miliband in March, with loans expecting to commence in 2012. This allows home owners to install energy saving systems to their homes without the upfront costs. The loan is tied to the home and repaid over a number of years using the savings from the household energy bills. The scheme was targeted at domestic home owners and has been trialled in 500 homes so far.

It has now been announced that the coalition government is set to extend this domestic green retro-fitting scheme to over nearly 3 million business premises! This move could provide a huge boost for the £10bn commercial refit market, after the energy minister Greg Barker decided to extend the scheme to offices and other commercial buildings.

Approximately 2.8m businesses could benefit from the scheme, which would initially target heating and lighting systems for smaller firms.

The borrower would be able to spend the money on a number of energy-saving technologies. Solar Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal will be among the favourites, as well as solid wall insulation. Ground & Air Source Heat Pumps and Wind Turbines will also qualify.

The 'Pay as you Save' scheme is ideal for the newly released Feed-in Tariff and also bodes well for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) which is due next year. The 'Pay as you Save' scheme is one of the first green labour policies to be endorsed in principle by the new coalition government.

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PV & Wind FiTs – Who's Eligible?

Monday, May 24th, 2010

With the subject of FiTs and ROCs flying around everywhere, it’s hard to know – Who’s entitled to what…

FiT: Came into force in the UK on April 1st 2010.

ROC: Came into effect in the UK on April 1st 2002.

All technologies commissioned on or after 15th July 2009 are entitled to the new government incentive of 41.3p/kWh produced under the FiT scheme. All technologies before this date are only entitled to 9p/kWh. This only applies however, to those that were receiving ROCs.

If you don’t fit into this category, then things begin to get a little complicated. Take a look at our FiT and ROCs eligibility flowchart which can help you get to the bottom of any queries. Answer the questions accordingly to find your answer.

Unfortunately if your system was installed before 15th July 2009 and isn’t accredited under RO then you will not be eligible for the FiTs.

Any installations from July 15th 2009, installed by Intelligent Energy Solutions, are eligible for the FiTs!

The following websites may also be of benefit to you, to see if you are eligible:

  1. http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_do/uk_supply/energy_mix/renewable/feedin_tariff/fits_lcbp/fits_lcbp.aspx
  2. http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_do/uk_supply/energy_mix/renewable/feedin_tariff/feedin_tariff.aspx
  3. http://www.goodenergy.co.uk/how-to-go-100-green/feed-in-tariff/guide-to-fit/

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Feed In Tariff Factsheet

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

Intelligent Energy Solutions launches their new factsheet for the Feed in Tariff (FiT). The factsheet includes:-

  1. Information about the feed in tariff for both photovoltaic and wind power systems
  2. List of frequently asked questions
  3. A worked example of how to calculate the available revenue/savings
  4. A guide as to how to apply for the FiT

You can view the Feed in Tariff fact sheet here. If you have any problems downloading please contact us.

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Solar PhotoVoltaic (PV) and Wind Turbine Feed In Tariffs (FIT)

Monday, February 15th, 2010

The government has confirmed new feed in tariffs for electricity generating microgeneration systems.

From 1st April 2010 41.3p can be claimed for every kwh that is generated from solar PV panels, as well as this, the rate is guaranteed for 25 years and linked to inflation. Add to this the saving made for not purchasing the electricity and again the money received for exporting, means there has never been a better time to install a solar microgeneration system in the UK.

The table below shows the new tariffs available, if you would like more information then please visit: http://www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/

- Solar PV new build (< 4 kW) 36.1p
- Solar PV retrofit (< 4 kW) 41.3p
- Solar PV retrofit (4-10kW) 36.1p
- Wind turbine (1.5-15 kW) 26.7p
- Wind turbine (15-100 kW) 24.1p

This is only available to customers who have systems installed by an MCS approved installer such as Intelligent Energy Solutions.

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Government Announces Details of April 2010 Feed in Tariff

Monday, August 10th, 2009

The Government has announced the details of the proposed feed-in tariff for microgeneration systems. Small wind turbines and solar photovoltaic systems will now carry the following benefits:

– 36.5p/kWh for small solar photovoltaic systems up to 4kW and 28p/kWh for systems up to 10kW.
- 23.0p/kWh for small wind turbines between 1.5kW and 15kW.
- Replaces the current ROC system which pays 10p/kWh.
- Effective as of the 1st April 2010, but all systems commissioned from now on will qualify.
- Systems installed from now until April 2010 will be eligible for both LCBP grants AND the new tariff.

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Double your ROC's

Monday, April 27th, 2009

All electricity companies in the UK have an obligation to generate a proportion of their supplied electricity from renewable sources. They achieve their targets partly by buying Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) from the private microgenerators. A member of the public can become a microgenerator by having a wind turbine or PV system installed.

Recent changes have seem the amount of ROC’s awarded to microgenerators double so now a householder will be awarded 2 ROC’s rather than 1 for every 1000kWh they produce.

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New Renewables Brochure

Friday, September 5th, 2008

We have just released our latest product brochure.

Please feel free download a version here
Intelligent Energy Solutions Renewable Energy Brochure

If you would like a paper copy then please email us using the web enquiry form. Alternatively call us on 01509 768565.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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Microgeneration has never sounded so good

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Electricity prices are still on the increase. The time has never been better to start generating your own electricity.

Better Feed in Tariffs

A Tariff tells you how much money an electricity company will pay for electricity. If you have your own renewable energy system then you are often producing your own electicity. This kind of ‘good electicity’ is becoming more attractive to energy companies and as a result tariffs have slowly been improving over the past couple of years.

Providers can offer a tariff where they will pay you for everything that you generate and not simply the spare electricity that you haven’t used. The rate they offer is 9p per unit. This means that you save twice, you save the money from buying the electricity in the first place but you also get paid for generating it. This could equate to more than 20p per unit.

People often take about how far ahead Germany are in respect to microgeneration tariffs but the UK is genuinely catching up.

If you are interested in microgenerating, give us a call at Intelligent Energy Solutions and we would be delighted to guide you through it.

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Wind Turbines – Bigger is better?

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Many people wonder about how quickly wind turbines pay back.

Obviously it is crucial that the position is good and doesn’t suffer from turbulant air. Once this is sorted one question people ask is “How big should I go?”.

In very general terms, the larger the turbine the faster the payback. Normally speaking the output increases significantly with the larger output turbines but the £ per kW cost is quite linear.

We offer three sizes of turbine, 2.5kW, 6kW and 15kW. The 6kW turbine will delivery around 3 times more power than the 2.5kw system. and in turn the 15kW turbine will delivery around 3 times more power than the 6kW.

So the more you spend the faster your return should be.

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Wind Turbine Electricity and ROCs

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Exported Wind Electricity

Wind Turbines generate electricity that can used in your home or premises.

Excess electricity can be exported back onto the grid and most electricity suppliers will buy this electricity from you.

The rates that are being paid are improving all the time. Many supplier will now a similar amount to the import rate for the electricity you export, currently around 10p/kWhr.

What many people don’t know is that in 2002 another parallel scheme was launched that will encourage suppliers to pay an additional amount of money for this electricity.

ROCs

A Renewables Obligation Certificate (ROC) is a green certificate issued to an accredited generator (the home or business owner) for renewable electricity generated. One ROC is issued for each megawatt hour (MWh) of eligible renewable output generated. This means that you get one ROC for each 1000kWhrs of electricity generated.

The scheme is designed to incentivise renewable energy generation in the UK. When the scheme was formulated an obligation was placed on the electricity suppliers to obtain an proportion of their energy from renewable sources. In 2005-06 this target was 5.5 per cent and in 2006-07 the obligation was set at 6.7 per cent.

If the electricity companies do not have enough ROCs they have to pay the other suppliers who do have enough. This means that the suppliers want to buy your ROCs to avoid being penalised.

The payment depends on the supplier but they typically pay around £30-£40 per ROC. This means that every unit of electricity generated is worth about 30-40 per cent more.

The scheme is planned to run until 2027.

This means that Wind Turbines may payback quicker than you think!

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