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Generate your own energy

Renewable energy technologies like wind turbines, solar panels and biomass heaters offer an alternative to fossil fuels and can help reduce your homes CO2 emissions.

There are financial benefits too. Investing in a renewable energy technology now basically means pre-buying energy at today’s prices for a future where energy may cost a lot more. If fuel prices rise, your pay back would happen even sooner.

 

Read our new guide to renewable and low carbon technologies

This guide introduces the various technologies you can install in your home to generate your own energy and how to choose the right option.

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Renewable Heat Premium Payment

The UK Government has announced the launch of the Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme, which is part of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) to incentivise take-up of renewable and low carbon heat technologies.

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Cashback Calculator

Calculate how much you could earn by installing a solar electric system or wind turbine using our new ‘Cashback Calculator’.

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Home Energy Generation - what suits your home?

Thinking about installing a renewable technology? Our Home Energy Generation Selector will help you to identify the technologies that might be suitable to generate heat or electricity for your home.

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Wind turbine

Feed-in Tariffs scheme explained

Find out how the scheme works and how to take part. Learn about what payments you'll be eligible for, and how you can claim them.

Read more detailed information about Feed-in Tariffs

Generate your own energy: an introduction to microgeneration



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