Renewable Energy Payments (NIROCs)

waltsalt

Hello all,

I've been round the internet and back and most of the information I can find on payments for using renewable energy seems to pertain to installations in England and Wales.

I have found this information from Power NI which explains the situation in Northern Ireland - http://www.powerni.co.uk/saving-energy/renewable-energy/powerni-generation-tariff/.

But I don't really understand it all.

Can anybody help simplify it for me?

I'd like to install a Solar PV system in a new build.

CL

If you install Solar PV you will be paid 17.22p/kWh for every unit you produce, even the ones you use yourself, this is paid once a year.

You will also be paid 6.39p/kWh for every unit you sell back to the grid i.e. the units you produce but do not use yourself. This is also paid once per year

waltsalt

CL wrote: »

If you install Solar PV you will be paid 17.22p/kWh for every unit you produce, even the ones you use yourself, this is paid once a year.

You will also be paid 6.39p/kWh for every unit you sell back to the grid i.e. the units you produce but do not use yourself. This is also paid once per year

Ah, good stuff. That's a bit easier to read/understand!

What does the bit about branding level mean? For Solar Photovoltaic it says 4 ROCs.

Do you have any experience with renewable energy CL? Is Solar Photovoltaic the way to go or is Solar Thermal better? Or a mix of both?

CL

I am not sure about Solar, I generate wind energy so that is how I know about the ROC's, i'm not to sure about branding, they cahnge it all the time for new generators and different forms of grants/incentives

Basically ROCs are renewable obligation certificates and they sell on a market for energy providers, the type of generation you have determines how many ROCs you earn

waltsalt

So do the ROCs only really concern the energy provider?

I take it it's the amount of ROCs a certain renewable energy is eligble for is what sets the price the energy provider is prepared to pay for your energy?

Do I just need to concern myself with the amount they pay for the generation/export and just not worry about the ROCs?