My FiT application - refused...

Estwing

..on the grounds that I am with another supplier, I was just wondering if anyone knew if they are allowed to do this before I contact Ofgem?

EricMears

I was pretty sure that if you were supplied electricity by one of the major RECs, you had to apply for FIT payments through them. If you were supplied by one of the 'niche' electricity sales companies then you could apply to any of the FIT-payers for registration.

Fruit_and_Nut_Case

My (dual fuel) supplier when my PV system was installed was E-ON. I was able to register with Good Energy for my FIT.

HTH

tunnel

Pretty certain that my FITs provider SSE won't take an application from anyone who receives their leccy from one of the other big 6

http://www.southern-electric.co.uk/BeingGreen/MicrorenewableEnergy/FeedInTariff/

Just look under the please note bit

jimjames

Not sure if the rules have changed recently but my FITs are with BG and I was with Eon for electricity at the time.

I believe they are permitted to only pay their own customers. Is there a reason for not wanting to use your own supplier? I chose BG at the time because it was close to the deadline and they allowed email submission.

thenudeone

I'd forget the big suppliers. They hate FIT and are only administering it because they have to. Imagine how much effort they put into getting right? As little as possible.

I'd rather go with a FIT provider who is genuinely interested and keen to encourage greener technologies (Good Energy in my case but there are others).

Estwing

Thanks for the heads up, I always thought you could get yr fits from any of them. I haven't gone with my supplier because of the stories I've heard on here of them
Oh we'll ill have a look at the others

Kernel_Sanders

thenudeone wrote: »

I'd forget the big suppliers. They hate FIT and are only administering it because they have to.

Indeed, and also they have to fund the FiTs themselves AFAIK so why would they take another company's customer? I was quite taken aback when SSE wrote saying 'thank you for choosing SSE to be your FiTs provider'!
What happens if you want to change electricity supplier? I imagine some of you low users losing your 'no standing charge' tariffs will want to join Ebico.

The_Green_Hornet

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

Indeed, and also they have to fund the FiTs themselves AFAIK so why would they take another company's customer? I was quite taken aback when SSE wrote saying 'thank you for choosing SSE to be your FiTs provider'!
What happens if you want to change electricity supplier? I imagine some of you low users losing your 'no standing charge' tariffs will want to join Ebico.

Ebico is supplied by SSE so why the surprise?

https://www.ebico.org.uk/about-ebico/our-supply-partners

jimjames

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

Indeed, and also they have to fund the FiTs themselves AFAIK so why would they take another company's customer? I was quite taken aback when SSE wrote saying 'thank you for choosing SSE to be your FiTs provider'!
What happens if you want to change electricity supplier? I imagine some of you low users losing your 'no standing charge' tariffs will want to join Ebico.

If you change supplier you change for supply only, it doesnt affect FITs as far as I know. Never had the question when I was changing supplier.

You can move FIT provider too so if your preferred provider won't allow you to register FITs with them then you could move supply to them, register FIT and then move supplier later.