Smart Export Guarantee
The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) makes sure that small-scale low-carbon generators receive payment for any electricity they export to the grid. It came into force from 1st January 2020 and it follows on from the Feed in Tariff (FIT) scheme that closed to new applicants on 31st March 2019 (the FIT scheme having been in place from 2010 with the purpose of promoting the uptake of smaller scale renewable and low-carbon electricity generation technologies)[1].
The SEG scheme requires licensed electricity suppliers to offer tariffs to generators with a total installed capacity up to 5MW, and micro-CHP up to 50kW in the following installations:
- Solar photovoltaic (solar PV)
- Onshore Wind
- Micro combined heat and power (CHP)
- Hydro
- Anaerobic Digestion (AD)
For the purposes of WikiWaste the most relevant technology is Anaerobic Digestion for which there is specific guidance from Ofgem on the reporting requirements for SEG[2].
References
- ↑ Ogem Guidance for Generators
- ↑ Ofgem Guidance for Anaerobic Digestion Generators: SEG Sustainability Criteria and Reporting Requirements