The latest annual report on the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) shows a rise in small scale low carbon electricity exports in Great Britain.
Covering the period from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024, the report highlights increased activity and payments under the SEG scheme, which aims to support the growth of renewable energy.
During the fourth year of the SEG, 42 tariffs were available from 13 electricity suppliers, known as SEG licensees.
This is an increase from the 39 tariffs offered during the previous year.
Of the 42 tariffs in Year 4, 21 were open to all eligible generators, while the remaining 21 required additional conditions, such as importing electricity from the same supplier.
A total of 283.1 GWh of low carbon electricity was exported during SEG Year 4, a significant rise from 77.3 GWh in Year 3.
In addition, £30.75 million was paid to small-scale generators, a substantial increase from £7.19 million the previous year.
Most of the registered installations in Year 4 were small-scale, with 96.8% having an installed capacity below 10 kW.
Of these, 61.3% were between 4 kW and 10 kW. Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems dominated the SEG, making up nearly 99.98% of the installations registered and 99.93% of the total installed capacity.
Other technology types included 39 micro-combined heat and power (micro-CHP), 19 wind, nine hydro, and two anaerobic digestion (AD) installations.
