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ARTICLE · 16 JULY 2021

Will Replacing Generating Equipment At My FiT Installation Affect Its Accreditation?

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If you are the owner of an ageing wind, hydro or solar installation that receives Feed in Tariffs (FiTs), you may be considering replacing part or all of the generating equipment to upgrade your installation.

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Susan Swan
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If you are the owner of an ageing wind, hydro or solar installation that receives Feed in Tariffs (FiTs), you may be considering replacing part or all of the generating equipment to upgrade your installation.

"Will repairing or replacing the generating equipment affect my accreditation?" This is something we are being asked increasingly often and, frustratingly, the FiT Legislation and Guidance is inconclusive on this point. But not for much longer.

On 7 June Ofgem published a Consultation setting out its proposed amendments to the FiT Guidance to clarify what equipment can be replaced without affecting accreditation.

Essentially, Ofgem intends that the replacement of generating equipment forming part of an 'eligible installation' alone won't necessarily invalidate the accreditation, unless in doing so you breach other rules of the FiT Scheme. Examples of this would include the 'eligible installation' being:

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