I have updated the draft of 21st February and am inviting comments from mha readers on this page before final submission by 26 April. This is probably the last opportunity for several years to improve the conditions for potential micro hydro developments so please make your comments here or, if lengthy, send me an email. This is so that there is some indication of the support or otherwise from the mha members and others with an interest in micro hydro. The final draft of the mha response can be downloaded here. Thank you for your input.
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Ofgem have issued updated guidance for generators here
Members of the Micro Hydro Association and other Hydro industry stakeholders attended a meeting with DECC on 29th March to discuss implications of DECC's proposals for the Feed-in Tariff scheme from October 2012 as set out in the current consultation. I will be posting further information before the consultation closes on 26th April.
Draft for response to Feed-in Tariff DECC consultation
I am in the process of responding to the “Feed-in Tariffs Scheme – Consultation on Comprehensive Review Phase 2B: tariffs for non-PV technologies and scheme administration issues”. The comprehensive FiT review follows a strategy review for Microgeneration in 2010/2011 to which I submitted a response. In my opinion an opportunity is being missed at this point to address issues with the FiT scheme as applied to micro hydro schemes. I had hoped that a broader consultation on the FiT scheme would have addressed these issues. I am therefore planning to submit a response in two parts:
I will attempt to incorporate your suggestions before my final submission (due 26th April 2012). I also encourage you to respond to the consultation yourself online at this DECC web page or using the consultation response template. A related paper is still outstanding to be published on this DECC webpage: “the draft Impact assessment will be available here shortly”. This may result in further comments. I am working on the wider proposal and will decide later on how to pursue this. Feed-in Tariff April 2012 - March 2013
Ofgem have published the revised tariff today 11th February 2012 Feed-in Tariff Comprehensive Review - Consultation I attended a roundtable meeting on 9th February where Greg Barker announced the review to representatives from the industries affected by the Feed-in Tariff and invited initial comments. The consultation (link here) is now under way. I will be submitting a response on behalf of the mha and will shortly post a draft here for input from members. Final responses are due by 26 April 2012. I was not able to download the papers before the meeting so will be responding to the Minister in writing with initial impressions this weekend. When I spoke to him at the meeting he told me he was keen to see more micro hydro development and that he had earlier spoken in Parliament. This is what he said at the end of his question time (mostly concerning solar technology): "This package of measures is good news for hydro. We are very ambitious for the hydro sector . . ." I am encouraged that the team at DECC are now taking a more flexible approach to the Feed-in Tariff and that there will be greater certainty and in due course less red tape for micro hydro. |
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