Smart Export Guarantee (SEG).
I've been around for a month or so now on the community and have had the pleasure of speaking to some of you in my brief stint here already.
I joined Eon in 2014 within the FIT Team. My initial role was on the customer service team taking calls. Within a few months I had moved onto the inspections and the payments team. Fast forward a few years and I'm working on new applications, terms and conditions and Multi Site Generators (MSG)
I enjoyed my time in the FIT team and Complaints. The knowledge I have accrued over the years has helped massively with complaints. In 2019 when SEG started, we had some new applications coming in and a ton of questions, what's the difference between FIT and SEG was quite common.
I had a brief stint away from the Energy world, however I was back within 6 months and joined Eon Next, where I've been an Energy Specialist since October 2021 and now I'm here with you amazing people.
So onto SEG,
WHAT IS SEG?
The units you generate will either be used at the time of generation, be exported to the grid or be stored in a battery device if you have one. A battery stores the energy ready for use at a later time.
The latest rate has been confirmed and for the Next Export Exclusive - 16.5 pence per kWh paid for exported electricity.
In my opinion I feel this is a real show of intent with this rate, you also have the element of saving on your usage bill. I like to think of this as 'use it or export it'
- Available to all customers who have their electricity supplied by E.ON Next.
- Available to any customers who bought their solar installation from E.ON solar and do not have their electricity supplied by E.ON Next.
- 12-month fixed term export tariff.
- No exit fees
- Available to all customers who do not have their electricity supplied by E.ON Next and have generators up to a maximum capacity of 5MW.
- Available to all customers who have had their solar installation installed by E.ON solar on a grant and have generators up to a maximum capacity of 5MW.
- 12-month fixed term export tariff.
- No exit fees.
- 3 pence per kWh paid for exported electricity.
SEG. ARE YOU ELIGIBLE?
- Onshore Wind.
- Solar photovoltaic or solar PV.
- Hydropower.
- Anaerobic digestion (AD).
- Micro combined heat and power or micro-CHP
Recording your Export.
You must also:
- Be the owner of the generation unit e.g. solar panels.
- Have a generation unit with a capacity of up to 5MW.
- Have a meter that is able to record energy that’s exported to the grid, on a half-hourly basis.
- Have an installation that is certified to the MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme), or Flexi-Orb.
- Have the ability to opt out of FiT payments. or be prepared to lose your FiT export payment if you move to SEG.
- Not be receiving SEG payments from another licensee.
I hope this helps, or sparks someones interest, I always find myself speaking to people who are interested in renewable energy. Has anyone ever looked into SEG or the different types of technology?
The majority of my time here has been around renewable energy, it's been something I have always been intrigued by and what the future holds. I often wonder, what's next?
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