Switching Feed In Tariff Provider

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Chissy
Chissy Posts: 6 Forumite
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Our FIT payments are claimed via SSE since we had them installed in 2012. The payments take many weeks to arrive and the detail/paperwork and ease of contact is unreasonable and less than we enjoy from our current energy provider AVRO.

I'd like to switch FIT payment provider to a better company, does anyone have any recommendations? (of where to switch and how)

Thank you

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  • ajbell
    ajbell Posts: 1,151 Forumite
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    Well FirstUtility are reliable but it takes 2 months from reading to payment.
    4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.
  • mickyduck
    mickyduck Posts: 334 Forumite
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    I have been with eon from my install in july 2011, never had an issue and payment usually within a few days of submitting my reading. Hope I have not jinxed myself as just submitted a reading on the 15th and note it is not paid yet :)
    3.995kWP SSW facing. Commissioned 7 July 2011. 24 degree pitch + Solar Immersion installed May 2013, after two Solar Immersion lasting just over the guarantee period replaced with Solic 200... no problems since
  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,588 Forumite
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    Chissy wrote: »
    Our FIT payments are claimed via SSE since we had them installed in 2012. The payments take many weeks to arrive and the detail/paperwork and ease of contact is unreasonable and less than we enjoy from our current energy provider AVRO.
    You will probably have to move your energy supplier to one that offers FiTs to be able to switch.


    I have a long standing problem with SSE over my FiTs payments and am not able to switch even if I'd like to(long...long...story) but even I get paid within a couple of weeks.......are you that desperate for the payments?
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • Former_E.ON_Company_Representative:_Malc
    Former_E.ON_Company_Representative:_Malc Posts: 6,558 Organisation Representative
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    mickyduck wrote: »
    I have been with eon from my install in july 2011, never had an issue and payment usually within a few days of submitting my reading. Hope I have not jinxed myself as just submitted a reading on the 15th and note it is not paid yet :)

    Glad we've been looking after you mickyduck. I'm not aware of any difficulties or delays with FIT payments so you should be receiving this as in the past. As you're probably aware, all things FIT are looked after by a specialist part of the company. If your payment doesn't come through in a timely manner, they'll be happy to help. Contact details are on our paperwork and website.

    As I say, though, I don't know of any problems.

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  • SalsaDanca
    SalsaDanca Posts: 434 Forumite
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    I bought a house with solar panels last year. It took quite a while to get SSE to transfer the FIT to my name, but once they'd finally done it I haven't had any further problems.

    I submitted this quarter's reading online on 6th April, and the money was in my bank account by 17th April.
  • ASavvyBuyer
    ASavvyBuyer Posts: 1,737 Forumite
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    We are with EDF for FIT payments. They are very helpful & prompt with making the payments.

    Usually, we get the payment straight into our bank account within a week of submitting the reading.

    They also will pay an interim payment if your quarterly reading does not tie in with the change of FIT rates on 1st April. Submit a reading on 31st March/1st April and they don't have to estimate what the reading would have been.
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