October 6 2008
From October, through their market leading Home Generation Scheme, Good Energy will pay customers generating their own electricity 10 pence for every unit they produce.
From October, through their market leading Home Generation Scheme, Good Energy - the
UK’s only 100% renewable electricity supplier* - will pay customers generating their own
electricity 10 pence for every unit they produce. This is up from the 9 pence rate that has been
running since last year, and is now the highest payback tariff of any supplier for total
generation. Good Energy’s Home Generation scheme differs from many other schemes by
paying customers for the units they use and not just those units they feed into the grid. There
is no requirement for customers to pay for a separate export meter.
Juliet Davenport, Chief Executive of Good Energy stated why the company is increasing the
payback tariff on the scheme. “Good Energy believes that climate change is the biggest
challenge we face as a society. Currently, 30% of the UK’s carbon emissions come from
our homes, and this is where we need solutions. Home owners producing their own
wind, solar and wood energy are providing this solution, and Good Energy is actively
supporting them with the highest payment for electricity generated at home. In addition
to our campaigning work, it is this sort of initiative that our 100% renewable electricity
customers are supporting by switching to Good Energy.”
As well as encouraging individuals to become microgenerators, the improved scheme will
provide valuable support to existing generators. Roots and Shoots is a charity, based in London,
that help disadvantaged young people prepare for the world of work in the Southwark area. The
organisation joined the Good Energy Home Generation scheme this year and have an ecobuilding
encompassing an array of solar panels. On the tariff change, founder of the
organisation, Linda Phillips, commented: “Roots and Shoots have installed solar panels and
made our building as green as possible as part of our commitment to the environment -
something we always aim to educate our students about. This announcement by Good
Energy will bring us an even greater return on our investment, and will help us free
more funds for our work - which is brilliant news. We hope that successful schemes
like Good Energy’s Home Generation will encourage lots more people to invest in a
safer energy future by generating their own power.”
The recent launch of the Good Energy Shop, stocking generation and energy efficiency
products has confirmed that there is huge interest from homeowners wanting to invest in home
generation and Good Energy is best placed to support that investment with its attractive Home
Generation tariff.
To watch Good Energy Home Generators in action and learn more about their projects, visit
www.good-energy.co.uk/films.