To be eligible to join the Feed-in Tariff schemes for microgenerators and receive Feed-in Tariff payments:

• Your generator must be under 30 kilowatts (kW) in size. If your generator is over 30kW please head here to learn about our Power Purchase Agreements.
• Your generator must be certified through the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). You'll also need to provide your MCS installer certificate number.
• You must have a certified Total Generation Meter.
• If your generator is under 4kW in size you must notify the electricity distribution company that you are connecting a microgenerator to the grid.
• If your generator is over 4kW in size you will need to enter a “connection agreement” with the electricity distribution company. See below for more information.

Please note: If your microgeneration system was installed before 15 July 2009, in order to be eligible for Feed-in Tariff, it needs to have been accredited by industry regulator, Ofgem, under the Renewable Obligation accreditation and appear on it’s Renewable and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) register. Please call us on 0845 456 1640 if you need any further guidance on this issue.