feed-in tariff

British  

noun

1. a payment above the market rate paid to a small-scale producer of renewable energy by a large energy provider

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Example Sentences

Those affected claim Helms said solar panels would reduce energy bills and make them money from the electricity generated by the feed-in tariff.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2018

Solar power displaces daytime peak that’s costly to generate, but the way the solar feed-in tariff works, it’s profitable for utilities.

From Forbes • Jun. 28, 2014

Siemens is one of the few turbine manufacturers to have taken an offshore order in Britain over the past year while solar companies are furious about coalition cutbacks in the feed-in tariff.

From The Guardian • Nov. 7, 2012

Solar capacity in Bulgaria, the nearest market to Ukraine with a feed-in tariff, is adding capacity at a slower pace, while neighboring Romania has no megawatt-scale projects, data from New Energy Finance shows.

From BusinessWeek • Feb. 22, 2012

Ontario, Canada's most populous province, launched a much bigger and broader feed-in tariff program two years ago that pays lucrative rates.

From Scientific American • Oct. 4, 2011