First time energy purchaser

victoria2803

Looking for a little advice - we are currently living in military accommodation where we pay a set amount that includes our home fuel bills and have no direct contact with an energy supplier. However, we are due to move into a new home that we own this month. We will have solar panels and I am keen that we export energy - are we best to just sign up to any energy supplier known to offer fixes and hope that we will then be able to access this as an ‘existing customer’? I also wondered how export tariffs are being affected as we have solar panels in the new place and as my parter is away most of the time, our energy usage is pretty low. 

Thanks a million in advance 

pochase

You are not able to just sign up with whoever you want. The moment you move into your house you are a customer with the current supplier on deemed tariff , which is equal to the SVT.

Take your meter readings (with photo) and call the supplier to open an account. You are a customer, so don't let them bully you into an expensive fixed contract. Exception would be if they offer a good fixed contract

Solar owners will give you advise on the export tariffs. Maybe you can only tell how old the solar panels are and what scheme. There are huge differences how much money you can get.

Alnat1

You need to know when the solar was installed and if it is eligible for FIT payments. The seller should provide documents including the MSC certificate. The older the system, the higher the FIT payments are, in general. If it's a more recent install (2019 onwards) the FIT scheme was closed and there will be a SEG account.

Your solicitor should obtain all the necessary documents and can advise what you need to do. Perhaps mention the solar to them to make sure they are aware of it.