Hi there,
I have a question regarding the sale of energy from local renewable sources which I have been asked by a developer. For example you have a private wire network that serves 20 commercial consumers, as its stands as the landlord you have the contract with an energy provider and recover your costs through charging your tenants in line with the Ofgem regulations so other than an acceptable service charge you can’t make a profit from its resale. However if they were to look at turning this into a micro grid with installing lots of PV and other renewable solutions can the landlord continue to charge the tenants at their current billing rates and therefore benefit from the payment gap between what the tenants pay and what the landlord pays to the energy provider.
I not sure where this sits with regards to acting as an energy seller and the need for a licence or whether this strategy fails to meet the Ofgem requirements. Has anyone had anything similar?
