Expanding solar pv setup

[provr6]

the legality in that scenario would be highly dubious, and you'd need to have gone through your paperwork with a very fine toothcomb to even stand a chance of getting that one through as being legal if challenged.

Otherwise it'd be fraud / conspiracy to commit fraud territory, and you'd also find yourself liable for the customer's lost FIT income as you'd have been giving them false professional advice.

Steer well clear IMO.

You've convinced me. Be happy with what you've got and all that

 

[screwdriver]

Hang on a minute, that can't be right, whats stopping anyone from fitting a 4kw then a 10 then a 36 kw to gain all of the rates over a period of days/weeks?

surely if you increase the size of your system above the tier (4,10,or50) you would get the new lower rate on all of the production?!?!?

 

[Earthstore]

Have a read of Teds post on the previous page, I think it explains the situation.
I hope this helps.

 

[TedM]

Hang on a minute, that can't be right, whats stopping anyone from fitting a 4kw then a 10 then a 36 kw to gain all of the rates over a period of days/weeks?

surely if you increase the size of your system above the tier (4,10,or50) you would get the new lower rate on all of the production?!?!?

There is nothing stopping anyone from doing this other than, as Gavin pointed out, the possibility that you could be charged with an attempt to defraud.

The FiTs legislation on extensions, in its entirety, now is this:

PART 4
Accreditation of extensions to installations

Accreditation of extensions to accredited FITs installations

15 - (1) This article applies where the Authority receives notice that an accredited FIT installation has been extended.

(4) Paragraph (5) applies where -
(a) the accredited FIT installation is extended by increasing its capacity to generate electricity using the same eligible low-carbon energy source for which it is accredited;

(5) Where this paragraph applies the Authority must -
(a) treat the extension as a separate eligible installation;
(b) decide whether or not to accredit the extension in accordance with Part 3; and
(c) where it decides to accredit the extension, assign the extension a separate tariff code based on the aggregate total installed capacity of both the extension and the existing accredited FIT installation.

(6) Paragraph (7) applies where the accredited FIT installation was extended by increasing its capacity to generate electricity using a different eligible low-carbon energy source to that for which it is accredited.

(7) Where this paragraph applies, the Authority must—
(a) treat the extension as a separate eligible installation; and
(b) decide whether or not to accredit the extension in accordance with Part 3.

Accreditation of extensions to installations which are not accredited FIT installations

16.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies where the Authority receives notice from a FIT licensee that an installation which is not an accredited FIT installation, but which uses an eligible low-carbon energy source has been extended.

(2) Where this paragraph applies, the Authority must—
(a) treat the extension as a separate eligible installation;
(b) decide whether or not to accredit the extension in accordance with Part 3; and
(c) where it decides to accredit the extension, assign the extension a separate tariff code based on the aggregate total installed capacity of both the extension and the existing installation.

The critical parts are 5a which says that any extension is a separate installation and 5c which means that the extension has a tariff that is based on the total capacity. The existing installation registration is not altered.

 

[Somecamel]

I have the go ahead for an extension from 3.68kW to 8kW (DNO approval in yesterday).

Customer will not get a Band D on EPC so need to rush this through early next week.

Does anyone know the procedure? Do we do another FIT form? (British Gas) and new MCS?