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[FB.]

I suggested a more generous FiT to make a 5 year payback possible!

That would be a good idea. It would remove the uncertainty of how long someone will live in the house, and the longer-term risk of faults developing with the system before payback is reached. It would also remove the variables of future energy prices and inflation, which can make a big difference to the payback assumptions in the longer term.
For some people, a 25-year FiT or ten-year payback may be beyond their life expectancy!

 

[whinmoor]

Increasing the FiT seems highly unlikely. It's totally contrary to Government policy. Maybe a choice of FiT amount and payback period might be possible but fraught with legal and bureaucratic difficulties. Working out whether you would be better off with 50p over 5 years or 15p over 20 years would be a recipe for chaos.

 

[moggy1968]

yes it's unlikely, simply because the Government don't want SSEGs. Thats their policy.
Complicated, no, very simple, no choice. 45p FiT for 5 years upto 4kW, end of. Nice, simple, and as FB says, a lot less liable to manipulation of the figures. The degression model could continue by aiming for a 5 year payback on a TRUE average install cost.

Will it ever happen, of course not, it's a sensible idea!

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yes it's unlikely, simply because the Government don't want SSEGs. Thats their policy.
Complicated, no, very simple, no choice. 45p FiT for 5 years upto 4kW, end of. Nice, simple, and as FB says, a lot less liable to manipulation of the figures. The degression model could continue by aiming for a 5 year payback on a TRUE average install cost.

Will it ever happen, of course not, it's a sensible idea!