The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) Order 2026

Made: 6th January 2026

Laid before Parliament: 7th January 2026

Coming into force: 30th January 2026

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 43 (3) (a) of the Energy Act 2008[^f00001].

Citation, commencement and extent

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) Order 2026 and comes into force on 30th January 2026.

• (2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

Amendments to the Feed-in Tariffs Order 2012

2

In article 16 (calculating and publishing FIT payment rates)[^f00002]—

• (a) at the start of paragraph (2), insert “Subject to paragraph (2B),”;

• (b) after paragraph (2A), insert—

(2B) On or before 1st April 2026, the Authority must publish a table setting out, for FIT year 17, the generation tariffs and export tariffs which are to apply to all accredited FIT installations.

Signed

Michael Shanks — Minister of State — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero — 6th January 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Explanatory Note

This Order amends the Feed-in Tariffs Order 2012 ( S.I. 2012/2782).

Article 2 amends article 16 (calculating and publishing FIT payment rates) to require the Authority to publish tariff tables for the period 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027 on or before 1st April 2026, instead of on or before 1st February 2026.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2008 c. 32.

[^f00002]: Article 16 was substituted by S.I. 2015/2045. Paragraph (2A) was inserted by S.I. 2017/131. There is another amendment to article 16 which is not relevant.