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Community Energy: Feed-in Tariffs

Commons · Question 123909 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 17 Apr 2026

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Asked by Carla Denyer

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the indexation of feed in tariffs to align with CPI rather than RPI from financial year 2026-27 on community energy schemes.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 17 Apr 2026

Changing indexation of the Feed‑in Tariffs scheme from RPI to CPI is estimated to reduce average revenue for a generator remaining on the scheme until 2036/37 by around 4.2%, compared with a scenario where indexation is unchanged. Generators that exit the...