Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect on small-scale wind turbine development of the removal of 15kw Fee-in-Tariff bracket in December 2012.

A comprehensive review of the feed-in tariff scheme (FITs) in 2012 introduced degression mechanisms for all technologies to prevent overcompensation and deliver value-for-money for energy bill payers. Following consultation, degression bands at the sub-100kW capacities were combined in an effort to support the deployment of small-scale turbines. A re-assessment of the FITs degression bands and tariff rates, as well as their effect on deployment, will form part of the next review of FITs in 2015.