Smart Export Guarantee

The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) enables small-scale low-carbon generators to receive payments from electricity suppliers for renewable electricity exported to the National Grid, providing certain criteria are met. The SEG came into effect on 1 January 2020 (as a successor to the Feed In Tariff scheme).

Eligible technologies

There are five eligible low-carbon technology types:

• Solar photovoltaic (solar PV)

• Wind

• Micro combined heat and power (CHP)

• Hydro

• Anaerobic digestion (AD)

These installations must be located in Great Britain and have a total installed capacity (TIC) of no more than 5MW, or no more than 50kW for Micro-CHP.

How to apply

All generators with an eligible installation will need to apply to a SEG Licensee for payment for electricity exported to the National Grid. There is no requirement for the SEG licensee to be the same company as your energy supplier. You can choose to use separate companies for your SEG export payments, electricity supply and your gas supply if you wish.