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<p>Low carbon electricity, including solar – whether at the household level or the
national level – is central to the transition to the smart and flexible energy systems
of the future.</p><p>Since 2010, we have quadrupled the electricity we generate from
renewables – installing 99% of the UK’s solar capacity and over 800,000 installations
– exceeding our historic projections on solar PV deployment. We now have over 13.3GW
of solar capacity installed in the UK, which is enough to power over 3 million UK
homes.</p><p> </p><p>The Smart Export Guarantee, which came into force on 1 January
2020, gives small scale low-carbon electricity generators, such as homes with solar
panels, the right to be paid for the renewable electricity they export to the grid.
Renewable generators now have a several competitive tariffs to choose from, in some
cases even higher than the FIT export tariff.</p><p> </p><p>Permitted development
rights have been introduced allowing the installation of solar panels up to 1 megawatt
on domestic properties, schools, businesses and farm buildings without any need for
planning permission.</p>
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