Community Smart Export Guarantee (CSEG)

With our CSEG tariff, you'll earn a flat rate of 3p/kWh for every unit of power your community-owned project exports.

Got a solar, wind or hydro site with a capacity of 150kWp or less, or will be earning less than a cost of an annual MOP contract from export? You can sign up now.

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Export PPA vs CSEG

At Younity, we mainly pay community energy groups for the power they generate through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). To get paid for your exported energy, you’ll need a Half-Hourly meter and a Meter Operator (MOP) contract – which usually costs between £150 and £600 a year per system.

If your site doesn’t export much and wouldn’t earn enough to cover the cost of a MOP contract, the CSEG rate could be a better fit – you won’t need a MOP contract and you’ll still get paid for what you export

Interested in our Community Smart Export Guarantee (CSEG)? You might be eligible if:

  1. You're a community energy group

  2. Your site has a smart meter or AMR (Automated Meter Reading) meter

  3. The site is under 150kWp in capacity

  4. No export PPA already in place for that supply

  5. The site is FiT-registered (you can receive CSEG alongside FiT)

 

That sounds perfect for my renewable project. What’s the sign-up process?

Application Process (1 week) – Once you apply, Octopus Energy gets things moving and requests an export MPAN from the DNO (if you don't have one). An MPAN is the unique number linked to your electricity meter. If you're setting up export for the first time, a new one has to be requested from your Distribution Network Operator. You can read more about the DNO here.

Apply here

If you don’t have an export MPAN already:

  1. DNO creates your MPAN (4–10 weeks) – This is the longest step in the process. The DNO sets up your export MPAN, which can take anywhere from one to four weeks depending on how busy they are (a bit like waiting for a passport). Once that’s done, we can start getting you set up with Octopus Energy.

  2. Your MPAN is enrolled (5 days) – Your new export MPAN gets added to your account, and you’ll get an email asking for your first meter reading.

If you have an MPAN already, skip here:

You send us your meter reading – Just send over your first reading along with a photo of your meter to confirm it’s correct. We’ll then check your account to make sure everything’s set up and payments are good to go.

Got questions? Reach out to one of our experts today!

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