Can you choose your FIT provider or does it have to be your current leccy supplier?

evomatt

Looking at putting solar on a property i rent but want to pick my own FIT supplier can i do this or do i have to go with whoever is supplying my tennant?

EricMears

In theory you can ask any electricity supplier to manage your FIT contract. But only the 'big 6' are obliged to run the scheme and most of them won't accept you if your electricity supply is with another of the 'big 6'.

There are several smaller companies who will accept anyone. Or of course you might find that the supplier who supplies your own house would accept your FIT contract even though your tenant doesn't uses them for supply.

But it really doesn't matter all that much who runs your contract. Prices are exactly the same from all companies; only real difference is in how quickly they pay you and how helpful their helpdesks are.

thenudeone

Try http://www.goodenergy.co.uk/generate/homegen or http://www.ecotricity.co.uk/for-your-home/microtricity both of whom will administer and pay your FIT regardless of who your electricity supplier is.

Personally I prefer to go with a company who administers FIT because they believe in the principle, rather than the big 6 who do so because they are forced to.

If you PM me your name & email address and I recommend you as a customer to Goodenergy, you'll get a £25 wine voucher:)

System

thenudeone wrote: »

Try http://www.goodenergy.co.uk/generate/homegen or http://www.ecotricity.co.uk/for-your-home/microtricity both of whom will administer and pay your FIT regardless of who your electricity supplier is.

Personally I prefer to go with a company who administers FIT because they believe in the principle, rather than the big 6 who do so because they are forced to.

If you PM me your name & email address and I recommend you as a customer to Goodenergy, you'll get a £25 wine voucher:)

I respect your opinion but my experience of EDF is that if they are coerced into offering FIT repayments then they manage the process very efficiently. I gave them my meter reading on 1st September and the money was in my account on the 5th. EDF is not my energy supplier.

This is worth a read. Small suppliers will not make any payments until they have been paid:

http://www.goodenergy.co.uk/feedintariff/fit-payment-process

pinnks

My experience with E.on, who are also my energy provider, is similarly good. I get my payments within about a week too. I think the large providers (and maybe the small ones too?) had problems at the outset and the large firms suffered reputational damage but they do seem to be improving. At the end of the day it probably comes down to personal choice...

EricMears

pinnks wrote: »

I think the large providers (and maybe the small ones too?) had problems at the outset and the large firms suffered reputational damage but they do seem to be improving.

Can't say that I've noticed Scottish Power 'improving' ! Four years ago they were processing payments in ten to 14 days; recent payments have been three to four weeks. I just hope they don't 'improve' any more

I certainly wouldn't recommend them to anyone able to make a free choice though I'm not bothered enough to go through the hassle of changing companies on the off chance of getting money (for which I'm not exactly desperate) a few days (or even weeks) earlier.