Tick what you are thinking of installing. The list shows the schemes that may apply, who they are for, the amount, and the official page to check.
General information only, not advice. Whether a scheme applies to you is decided by the scheme itself, your installer or your supplier. Each card says when we read the official page. Rules change, so check the linked page before you sign.
Tick at least one to see the list. A battery on its own is fine: tick only the battery.
VAT on the installation
0% VAT instead of the standard rate, until 31 March 2027
Who it is for: installations of solar panels, batteries and heat pumps in a home (residential accommodation), done by an installer. Materials supplied without installing them are standard-rated.
Amount: 0% VAT from 1 May 2023 to 31 March 2027, then 5% from 1 April 2027.
Batteries are zero-rated from 1 February 2024. That includes a battery that stores grid electricity, so a battery without solar can qualify.
An air source heat pump must be permanently fixed, not portable.
The installer applies the rate. Look for the VAT rate and the installation date on your quote, and ask if either is unclear.
Who it is for: owners of the property (including second homes and rented-out homes) who replace a fossil fuel heating system, which the page lists as oil, gas, electric or LPG. Not for social housing or most new builds. The installer must commission the heat pump within 120 days of the application. Earlier funding for measures such as insulation does not rule you out.
Amount:
£7,500 for an air source or ground source heat pump (water source is included with ground source).
£2,500 for an air-to-air heat pump.
£5,000 for a biomass boiler, which has extra conditions (off the gas grid, rural, emissions certificate).
Until March 2027, an extra £1,500 towards an air source or ground source heat pump if the home is heated by oil or LPG and has no mains gas connection.
Who it is for: generators in Great Britain with solar PV, wind, micro-CHP, hydro or anaerobic digestion, up to 5 MW (50 kW for micro-CHP). Licensed suppliers, called SEG licensees, may pay for the electricity you export to the grid.
Amount: there is no fixed figure. The supplier sets the rate, the contract length and the other terms. Ofgem says the rate must always be above zero. Offers differ, so compare suppliers.
With a battery: Ofgem's page lists solar PV, wind, micro-CHP, hydro and anaerobic digestion. It does not mention batteries, so ask the supplier how exports from a battery are treated.
On the pages we read, VAT at 0% is the only scheme that names a battery without solar. The Smart Export Guarantee does not list batteries as a technology. Your supplier may offer its own tariffs for battery owners: check the terms with the supplier.
To see what your quote does after VAT, use the quote checker.
Not covered here: other schemes, such as local council or supplier schemes, and any scheme outside England and Wales. A missing scheme does not mean none exists.