Smart export guarantee

[linga]

What is it?
Advantages?
Disadvantages?
Is this the same as FiT export guarantee?

 

[Exfarmer]

As I understand it is a guaranteed price for all your export over a given period offered by certain companies for new installs. The prices I saw were not looking that good, the best 5.5 down to 3.5p No inflation proofing etc.
I think they are mainly aimed at the small end of the market where currently there is no 50% guaranteed export.
I guess it depends on having a suitable meter installed.
The original FIT scheme did state that when a smart meter was fitted the 50% would go , but the chaos the Smart meters brought, meant that Idea, went out of the window

 

[linga]

Am just interested as it’s being suggested we look at it for our existing 250 kw wind turbine. I am told you can convert from FiTs but I am not sure I see the benefit

 

[linga]

As above it has been suggested we move to the "guaranteed fixed FiT export rate "
Is this the same as the "smart export guarantee"?

 

[Exfarmer]

As above it has been suggested we move to the "guaranteed fixed FiT export rate "
Is this the same as the "smart export guarantee"?

No

 

[linga]

No

sussed that now

 

[smallholder99]

has anyone got experience of octopus variable seg,think they pay 10p/,w at certain times,and they do a variable price export