That's still a lot less than 43p/KWh.
I pay 12.5p and I've seen somebody else on the internet state that they pay around the same.
It's not just how much they generate, but whether any normal generation is not needed and can be predicted not to be needed. Normal generation plants would still have to be built and operational. So no saving there.
From the Renewable Energy Foundation:-
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Current renewable electricity policies intended to meet the EU Renewables Directive in 2020, will impose extra consumer costs of approximately £15bn per annum, which is roughly equivalent to 1% of current GDP. This annual total is comprised of approximately £8bn in subsidy, £5bn in grid integration, and a further £2bn in VAT charged on these extra costs.
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1% of GDP just to subsidise useless technologies.
In Germany with their similar scheme, they pay out less than the retail prices.
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The proposed cuts would see the feed in tariff subsidy falling to 19.5 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) for small plants, and to 13.5 cents for plants of up to 10 megawatts. German retail electricity prices are between 21 and 24 cents per kWh.
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