Contents
General information 6
Executive Summary 8
1. Background 12
History of the Feed-in Tariff Scheme 12
The Levy Control Framework (LCF) 12
Performance of FITs to date 13
The future of the Feed-in Tariffs scheme 14
2. Securing value for money 16
Generation tariffs 16
Tariff and degression bands 18
Degression mechanism 20
Tariff reviews 22
Export tariffs 22
Indexation 25
Other technologies under the FITs Scheme 25
Questions 26
3. Cost control measures 27
Design and implementation of caps 28
Extensions to installations under the FITs scheme 33
Geographical scope of the FITs scheme 34
Questions 34
4. Metering export and generation - smart meters and other options 36
Measures under consideration for moving towards fully metered exports 37
Remote generation meter reading 38
Questions 39
5. Effects of the Feed-in Tariffs scheme on grid management and costs 40
Questions 42
6. Ensuring sustainability for anaerobic digestion 43
Design and implementation of sustainability criteria 44
Questions 45
7. Administrative changes to the Feed-in Tariff scheme 46
FITs levelisation process exemptions 46
Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) certification 48
Part-funding FITs Review implementation through interest accrued on the Levelisation Fund 49
Questions 50
8. Energy efficiency criteria 51
Questions 55
Annex A. Full list of consultation questions 56
Annex B. Changes to the MCS accreditation scheme under the FITs Order 60
Proposed amendments to the FITs Order 60
Figure 1. Projected Levy Control Framework Expenditure 13
Figure 2. Proposed generation tariffs 16
Figure 3. Proposed tariff bands compared to current tariff bands 20
Figure 4. Generation tariffs with default degression to 2018/19 21
Figure 5. Maximum Deployment caps 29
Figure 6. Estimated number of installations at maximum deployment 29
Figure 7. Caps implementation options under ROO-FIT 32
Figure 8. Caps implementation options under MCS-FIT 32
Figure 9. Proportion of installations with extensions 34