We’ve had a few phone calls from customers asking us which party offers the best support for microgenerators. Well, here at Good Energy we try and stay politically neutral – we want to ensure that climate change and a sensible renewable energy policy are high on the agenda for all parties.

But with an election looming, we think it’s time for an update on our campaign for a Fair Deal for Energy Entrepreneurs -- and what the main parties’ positions are.

In case you missed it, our campaign is about getting a better deal for early adopters of microgeneration technology. Under the Feed-in Tariff scheme introduced on April 1st by the current Labour government,  those who installed their technology before July 15th 2009 will be getting a much lower payment (9p a unit) than those who were accredited after that date (up to 41.3p). We believe that green energy entrepreneurs should not be worse off under the new scheme. So we’ve been campaigning for a change in the legislation to ensure they get the recognition they deserve.

Before parliament was dissolved for the start of the election campaign, Lib Dem MP Alistair Carmichael tabled an Early Day Motion on this issue. Some 96 MPs signed the motion, which is a great result.

The largest group of signatories by party was the Lib Dems, with 40 of their group of 60 MPs adding their names to the motion. However, their front bench energy team has yet to make a statement openly supporting the campaign.

By contrast, the Conservatives have publicly promised to change the law if they get elected, saying “within fair and appropriate conditions, we will allow capacity that was installed without public subsidy before the start of the feed-in tariff scheme to qualify for the tariffs.”

Of course, a lot depends on what they mean by ‘fair and appropriate conditions’.

Meanwhile, we’ve heard nothing from Labour – but then, as their government was responsible for what we’re campaigning against in the first place, perhaps that’s not surprising.

We’ll be looking in greater depth at the different parties’ broader manifestos for the environment on the blog over the next few days – so watch this space.