Smart Export Guarantee
Get paid for generating your own electricity
Join our community of energy makers and earn money from your unused energy with Smart Export Guarantee (SEG). We'll pay you for any leftover energy you export back to the grid.
Learn more about SEG and explore our export tariffs to find out how much you could earn.
Choose your SEG export tariff
By generating your own electricity, you can earn money from your unused energy while also supporting a greener grid. Compare our SEG rates and choose the best SEG tariff that’s right for you.
SEG Install Exclusive
We'll pay you up to 20p per kWh
You can generate your own renewable energy at home
Your installed capacity doesn't exceed 30kW
Your electricity supply is with OVO
We install your solar panels and home storage battery
We’ll pay you 15p per kWh if we install solar panels only and all other criteria are met
What do I need to sign upfor SEG?
Here's what you'll need to get a SEG tariff:
MCS-certified renewable energy system or equivalent
A smart meter to track your exported energy
A battery schematics diagram (if you have a battery installed)
You can't receive FiT export payments or public grants if you sign up to SEG
You'll need to upload some important documents when you apply for a SEG tariff. For more details on what you need for your SEG application form, read our application form supporting document guide and FAQs.
It’s easy to sign up to SEG withOVO
Follow these simple steps, and you could start earning in just 4 weeks.
1
Choose the right SEG tariff for you.
Fill in the SEG tariff's application form to sign up – it only takes a few minutes.
2
We'll review your application
We'll get in touch if we need any more information or if there’s an issue with your application.
3
Your application is approved.
We’ll create your new MPAN if you need one. If not, we’ll switch it from your current SEG provider.
You're all set!
We'll let you know when your SEG tariff is live.
Questions and answers
How much you earn from exporting your energy with a SEG tariff depends on:
How much energy you generate
What percentage of that energy you don’t use and export to the grid
Which SEG tariff you sign up to and the rate offered per kWh
Different suppliers set their own SEG rates, so SEG payments can vary.
The readings we use for payments will be sent automatically from your smart meter 4 times a year – in March, June, September, and December. But, if for some reason they're not sent automatically, we'll ask you to send them to us.
Yes, your SEG payments and your energy supply are separate. But you can get a better SEG rate for your exported electricity if we also supply your energy. Here’s how to switch to OVO or find out more about how to switch energy suppliers when you've got solar panels.
Once your solar panels (and battery, if chosen) are installed and paid for, we’ll send you an email with details on how to sign up for our solar export tariff, SEG Install Exclusive. If you sign up within 3 months, we’ll back-pay your SEG earnings from the day your panels started generating energy. You’ll need a smart meter to qualify.
First, check if the previous owners were signed up for SEG or FiT.
If they weren’t on FiT, you can sign up for SEG payments by choosing a SEG export tariff and filling in our application form.
If they were on FiT, you’ll need to contact the FiT provider and complete a Change of Ownership form to get the FiT export tariff transferred to you.
An accreditation certificate verifies that your renewable system is eligible to export energy back to the grid under the Smart Export Guarantee scheme (SEG).
You should have received your accreditation certificate in your handover pack when your system was installed (or when you bought the property). It could be an MCS certificate, Flexi-Orb certificate, or another document that shows when it was commissioned, what kind of technology it uses, and its total installed capacity.
If you have an MCS certificate, then it’ll have an MCS installation number, which usually looks like this: ‘MCS-12345678-X’. If you can’t find your certificate, please contact your installer or supplier to get a copy.
MPAN (Meter Point Administration Number) is a unique identifier for your energy supply. It’s required for registering your export meter with the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG).
If your meter doesn't already have one, we can help you register it.
Learn more about SEG
Important to know
Read our SEG terms and conditions for more information.
1 SEG Beyond Exclusive is only available to customers who have their energy supply with OVO, and who are currently signed up to OVO Beyond, or join OVO Beyond within 3 months of signing up to this SEG tariff. If you don't sign up to OVO Beyond within this time we reserve the right to move you to another SEG Tariff.
2 If you buy solar panels and a battery from us, and OVO supply your energy, you'll be eligible for our anytime SEG Install Exclusive rate of 20p per kWh rate (correct at 1 April 2025). You'll need to sign up to our SEG tariff to get this rate. This SEG rate is exclusive to customers who get solar panels and battery from OVO. You’ll also need a smart meter. You will not be eligible for this rate if you are already a FiT customer. Customers who purchase solar panels only will be able to access our 15p kWh rate.
3 These annual energy savings are dependent on your property type and location, roof type, slope and size. If your roof is shaded or isn't south facing, figures are likely to be lower. We based the figure on the following:
a) You have 12 (440W) solar panels and a 9.5 kWh battery installed b) You’re home all day with an annual electricity consumption of 2,700 kWh (Ofgem). You currently pay our Standard Variable Rate of 24.50p (correct at 1 October 2024) and will use 39% of what you generate c) You sign up for our SEG Install Exclusive rate (20p kWh) when you purchase solar and a battery from us, and you sell back the remaining 61% of energy generated.
You’ll get a more accurate savings estimation once we’ve surveyed your property.
4 Beyond allows eligible customers to accrue the value of up to 5 solar panels over two years. Approximate accrual rate of the value of one solar panel per 4 month period. Redeemable when a customer purchases an OVO solar panel and battery package within the accrual period or up to three years after. Must be redeemed in one go. Value of the amount of solar panels accrued by the time of redemption will be applied as a discount to your total solar panel and battery package up to a maximum redemption value of £500. Terms and eligibility criteria apply. For more details see here.