Smart Export Guarantee
The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) makes sure that small-scale low-carbon generators receive payment for any electricity they export to the grid. It is underpinned by the SEG Order[1] and SEG License Conditions[2]. It came into force from 1st January 2020 and it follows on from the Feed in Tariff (FIT) scheme that closed to new applicants on 31st March 2019 (the FIT scheme having been in place from 2010 with the purpose of promoting the uptake of smaller scale renewable and low-carbon electricity generation technologies)[3].
The SEG scheme requires licensed electricity suppliers to offer tariffs to generators with a total installed capacity up to 5MW, and micro-CHP up to 50kW in the following installations:
- Solar photovoltaic (solar PV)
- Onshore Wind
- Micro combined heat and power (CHP)
- Hydro
- Anaerobic Digestion (AD)
The SEG Tariff cannot be claimed at the same time as the FIT scheme for a suitably certified installation.
For the purposes of WikiWaste the most relevant technology is Anaerobic Digestion for which there is specific guidance from Ofgem on the reporting requirements to demonstrate compliance with the sustainability and feedstock requirements in order to access the tariff under the SEG[4].
References
- ↑ Link to SEG Order
- ↑ Link to SEG License Conditions
- ↑ Ogem Guidance for Generators
- ↑ Ofgem Guidance for Anaerobic Digestion Generators: SEG Sustainability Criteria and Reporting Requirements