{"id":5766,"date":"2025-06-18T09:10:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T08:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/?page_id=5766"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:21:17","slug":"hourly-matching-credit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/hourly-matching-credit\/","title":{"rendered":"Hourly Matching Credit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide is-style-body-l wp-block-paragraph\">Hourly Matching Credit (HMC) is a no-cost, opt-in scheme from Good Energy, designed to reward renewable <strong>generators<\/strong> and help <strong>businesses<\/strong> cut their energy costs, all while supporting a cleaner grid.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hourly Matching Credit from Good Energy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bZ0zMDbcTNM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n    <section class=\"cards wp-block-cards animate cards--columns-3 cards--layout-grid cards--custom-type alignfull\">\n                \n        <div class=\"cards__inner\">\n                            <h2 id=\"options-for-every-business\" class=\"cards__heading\"><p>Options for every business<\/p>\n<\/h2>            \n            \n            <div class=\"cards__items_wrapper\">\n\n                <div class=\"cards__items\">\n                                            <div class=\"cards__item-container\">\n                            <div class=\"g-card animate-element has-off-white-background-color has-background has-image\">\n    <div class=\"g-card__inner\">\n        <div class=\"g-card__header\">\n            \n            \n                            <div class=\"g-card__content\">\n                    <p>Maximise your earning potential with <strong>HMC Variable<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open to generators and business supply customers<\/li>\n<li>Variable earnings, based on real time energy matching performance, delivered quarterly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        \n        \n        \n        \n    <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"g-card__media\">\n            <div class=\"g-card__media-inner img-fit\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/GE26-HMC-Variable-Badge-Yellow-768x477.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large is--landscape\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/GE26-HMC-Variable-Badge-Yellow-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/GE26-HMC-Variable-Badge-Yellow-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/GE26-HMC-Variable-Badge-Yellow.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"cards__item-container\">\n                            <div class=\"g-card animate-element has-off-white-background-color has-background has-image\">\n    <div class=\"g-card__inner\">\n        <div class=\"g-card__header\">\n            \n            \n                            <div class=\"g-card__content\">\n                    <p>Guarantee your earnings with <strong>HMC Secure<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open to business supply customers<\/li>\n<li>Fixed p\/kWh delivered through monthly payments and a top up end of term payment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        \n        \n        \n        \n    <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"g-card__media\">\n            <div class=\"g-card__media-inner img-fit\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/GE26-HMC-Secure-Badge-Yellow-768x477.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large is--landscape\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/GE26-HMC-Secure-Badge-Yellow-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/GE26-HMC-Secure-Badge-Yellow-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/GE26-HMC-Secure-Badge-Yellow.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"cards__item-container\">\n                            <div class=\"g-card animate-element has-off-white-background-color has-background has-image\">\n    <div class=\"g-card__inner\">\n        <div class=\"g-card__header\">\n            \n            \n                            <div class=\"g-card__content\">\n                    <p>Enjoy budget certainty with <strong>HMC Fix<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open to business supply customers<\/li>\n<li>Fixed p\/kWh delivered through consistent monthly payments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        \n        \n        \n        \n    <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"g-card__media\">\n            <div class=\"g-card__media-inner img-fit\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/GE26-HMC-Fix-Badge-Yellow-768x477.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large is--landscape\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/GE26-HMC-Fix-Badge-Yellow-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/GE26-HMC-Fix-Badge-Yellow-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/GE26-HMC-Fix-Badge-Yellow.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"compare-our-hmc-products\" class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Compare our HMC products<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide\"><table class=\"has-light-grey-background-color has-background has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>HMC Variable<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>HMC Secure<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>HMC Fix<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Who is it for?<\/td><td>Businesses and generators<\/td><td>Businesses only<\/td><td><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Businesses only<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>How is the value calculated?<\/td><td>Variable p\/kWh based on actual matching performance<\/td><td>Guaranteed p\/kWh<\/td><td>Guaranteed p\/kWh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>How is the value paid?<\/td><td>Variable payments each quarter with some lag<\/td><td>Consistent partial payments each month, top up payment at contract end<\/td><td>Consistent payments each month<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>When can I join?<\/td><td>Any time<\/td><td>Start of contract<\/td><td>Start of contract<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>What&#8217;s the expected value?<\/td><td>Higher<\/td><td>Medium<\/td><td>Lower<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>What level of budget certainty?<\/td><td>Lower<\/td><td>High<\/td><td>High<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"media-content wp-block animate animate--stacked media-content--left media-content--type-image media-content--layout-default alignwide\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"media-content__content \">\n\n        <h2 id=\"how-does-hourly-matching-credit-work\" class=\"media-content__heading\">How does Hourly Matching Credit work?<\/h2>\n        <p>Put simply, when business electricity usage overlaps with eligible renewable energy generation in the same half-hour, some third-party subsidy charges can be avoided and later refunded to you. These include Renewables Obligation, Feed-In Tariff and more.<\/p>\n<p>We entirely automate this process, adding the credits to your account on a quarterly or monthly basis, depending on which product you choose.<\/p>\n\n        \n                    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"media-content__media animate-element\">\n\n            \n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/e0cd64a2-e801-4677-94e5-baa9b0b86930-1500x1346.jpg\" class=\"attachment-super size-super is--landscape\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/e0cd64a2-e801-4677-94e5-baa9b0b86930-1500x1346.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/e0cd64a2-e801-4677-94e5-baa9b0b86930-300x269.jpg 300w, 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class=\"media-content__heading\">How does Hourly Matching Credit benefit the grid?<\/h2>\n        <p>When electricity demand and renewable generation are better aligned, the grid becomes less reliant on fossil fuel power during peak periods \u2013 helping create a lower-carbon, more efficient energy system for everyone.<\/p>\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"media-content__buttons button-list\">\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/insights\/hourly-matching-credit-explained\/\"  class=\"g-button\">\n                <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/span>        <span class=\"link__text\">\n            Learn how HMC supports this        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/span>    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"media-content__media animate-element\">\n\n            \n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Energy-generation_crossroads-20201026_0220-x1280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-super size-super is--landscape\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Energy-generation_crossroads-20201026_0220-x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Energy-generation_crossroads-20201026_0220-x1280-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Energy-generation_crossroads-20201026_0220-x1280-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Energy-generation_crossroads-20201026_0220-x1280-768x575.jpg 768w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>                \n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cta-banner cta-banner has-block-decoration animate cta-banner--layout--two-col alignwide has-background has-light-grey-background-color\" id=\"Switch\">\n        <div class=\"cta-banner__inner animate-element\">\n        <div class=\"cta-banner__content\">\n                            <h2 id=\"ready-to-make-savings-while-supporting-a-greener-grid\" class=\"cta-banner__heading\">Ready to make savings while supporting a greener grid?<\/h2>            \n                            <div class=\"cta-banner__subheading\">\n                    Speak to us about joining Hourly Matching Credit today.                 <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"cta-banner__buttons\">\n                                    <div class=\"cta-banner__button\">\n                            <a href=\"mailto:business-sales@goodenergy.co.uk\"  class=\"g-button\">\n                        <span class=\"link__text\">\n            Email business team        <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"cta-banner__button\">\n                            <a href=\"mailto:PPA@goodenergy.co.uk\"  class=\"g-button\">\n                        <span class=\"link__text\">\n            Email generation team        <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"accordion wp-block alignwide\">\n        <div class=\"accordion__inner\">\n        \n\n        \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"hourly-matching-credit-faqs\" class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Hourly Matching Credit FAQs<\/h3>\n\n\n<section class=\"accordion wp-block alignwide\">\n        <div class=\"accordion__inner\">\n        \n\n        \n                    <div class=\"accordion__items\">\n                                    <div class=\"accordion__item reveal\">\n                        <button aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"accordion__item__header js-reveal-item\">\n                            <h4 class='accordion__item__heading'>How does Hourly Matching Credit work?<\/h4>                            <span class=\"accordion__item__button\">\n                                <span class=\"accordion__item__button__cross\"><\/span>\n                                <span>\n                        <\/button>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__item__content reveal__content\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__item__content__inner\">\n                                <p>When business electricity usage overlaps with eligible renewable energy generation in the same half-hour, some third-party subsidy charges can be avoided and later refunded to you. These include Renewables Obligation, Feed-In Tariff and more.<\/p>\n<p>We entirely automate this process, adding the credits to your account on a quarterly or monthly basis, depending on which product you choose.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"accordion__item reveal\">\n                        <button aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"accordion__item__header js-reveal-item\">\n                            <h4 class='accordion__item__heading'>Who is Hourly Matching Credit for?<\/h4>                            <span class=\"accordion__item__button\">\n                                <span class=\"accordion__item__button__cross\"><\/span>\n                                <span>\n                        <\/button>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__item__content reveal__content\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__item__content__inner\">\n                                <p>We\u2019ve designed HMC for business customers that import electricity from Good Energy, and renewable generators that export electricity to Good Energy. Our business energy customers can choose Variable, Secure or Fix, whereas our generators can currently participate in Variable only.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"accordion__item reveal\">\n                        <button aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"accordion__item__header js-reveal-item\">\n                            <h4 class='accordion__item__heading'>What\u2019s the difference between Variable, Secure and Fix?<\/h4>                            <span class=\"accordion__item__button\">\n                                <span class=\"accordion__item__button__cross\"><\/span>\n                                <span>\n                        <\/button>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__item__content reveal__content\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__item__content__inner\">\n                                <p>HMC Variable pays credits\u00a0quarterly\u00a0based on your actual matching performance.\u00a0Earnings depend on how\u00a0much of\u00a0 your consumption or generation is matched\u00a0in every half hour period, and the value of avoided non-commodity costs in those periods, so your earnings can go up or down.<\/p>\n<p>HMC Secure gives a guaranteed total \u00a3\/MWh over the contract. We pay an agreed advance rate with each\u00a0invoice\u00a0during the contract, then top up to the full guaranteed rate at the end.<\/p>\n<p>HMC Fix takes away any complexity \u2013 simply offering a fixed credit each month of your contract, with no later reconciliation payment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"accordion__item reveal\">\n                        <button aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"accordion__item__header js-reveal-item\">\n                            <h4 class='accordion__item__heading'>Which product will pay me the most?<\/h4>                            <span class=\"accordion__item__button\">\n                                <span class=\"accordion__item__button__cross\"><\/span>\n                                <span>\n                        <\/button>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__item__content reveal__content\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__item__content__inner\">\n                                <p>HMC Variable offers the highest potential returns because you receive your share of actual savings. It suits customers who are comfortable with variability and can wait for their full value to be realised over time.<\/p>\n<p>HMC Secure provides the second highest returns, but with a guaranteed figure per MWh. It suits customers who want greater budget certainty and earlier visibility of value, but that are happy to wait for their reconciliation payment.<\/p>\n<p>HMC Fix provides the lowest returns, but is the right option for customers who need accurate, regular and consistent billing from day one. You receive a fixed monthly credit, but trade off potential upside for the immediate cashflow.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"accordion__item reveal\">\n                        <button aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"accordion__item__header js-reveal-item\">\n                            <h4 class='accordion__item__heading'>When and how will I be paid?<\/h4>                            <span class=\"accordion__item__button\">\n                                <span class=\"accordion__item__button__cross\"><\/span>\n                                <span>\n                        <\/button>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__item__content reveal__content\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__item__content__inner\">\n                                <p>HMC Variable: Paid quarterly, with the payment varying depending on when different\u00a0non-commodity cost savings\u00a0are realised. Some payments arrive earlier than others, and the largest payment is typically made in September each year.<\/p>\n<p>HMC Secure: Paid\u00a0with each invoice\u00a0at\u00a0an advance rate, with a final top-up to the full guaranteed rate at the end of the contract.<\/p>\n<p>HMC Fix: Paid as a fixed amount\u00a0with each invoice, with no reconciliation.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hourly Matching Credit (HMC) is a no-cost, opt-in scheme from Good Energy, designed to reward renewable generators and help businesses&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":1448,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5766","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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