Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

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

“It’s essential that the feed-in tariff is higher than the ones in more mature markets because of the higher risk and higher cost of debt here,” said Ertefai from Activ.

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

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training