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From the 18th October DECC are removing the 12 month rule on extended systems. The Feed-in Tariffs (Specified Maximum Capacity and Functions) (Amendment No.3) Order 2011
Up until then if a system gets extended within the first year the extended system enjoys the same tariff as the original - assuming you don't go over one of the tariff boundaries.
For any extension to a system after 18th October the extended part will always be treated as a separate system and will get paid at whatever tariff is in force at the time.
This won't make any difference unless the rates change in the intervening period, between the first install and the extension. So watch out as pre and post April installs will be affected (or whenever the rates actually change).
This change closes the loophole that previously allowed savvy solar farm developers to install a small system to beat the review deadline, and then later extend it and still get the high rate.
Up until then if a system gets extended within the first year the extended system enjoys the same tariff as the original - assuming you don't go over one of the tariff boundaries.
For any extension to a system after 18th October the extended part will always be treated as a separate system and will get paid at whatever tariff is in force at the time.
This won't make any difference unless the rates change in the intervening period, between the first install and the extension. So watch out as pre and post April installs will be affected (or whenever the rates actually change).
This change closes the loophole that previously allowed savvy solar farm developers to install a small system to beat the review deadline, and then later extend it and still get the high rate.