Yeah thats ridiculous. Sure, the previous feed in tariffs may have been a fit generous but at the very least those putting energy back into the grid should get commercial rates for it.
Definitely worth getting an EV if you have solar then.
We've got the whole hog to go in the next 12-24 months, house move first followed by PV array, and battery storage then EV between or alongside those. Not impressed with feed in, and never have been really, I like the idea of using my own electricity, and storing it with the grid as emergency back up. We'll be looking at 25-40kWh of storage and anywhere from 10-18kWh of PV depending on the roof we end up with, will probably cost as much as the car to install.
Here' are the current rates from Ofgem.
Description Total Installed Capacity (kW) Tariff (p/kWh)
Standard Solar photovoltaic receiving the higher rate
0-10 3.86
10-50 4.11
50-250 1.75
Standard solar photovoltaic receiving the middle rate
0-10 3.47
10-50 3.70
50-250 1.58
Standard solar photovoltaic receiving the lower rate
0-10 0.20
10-50 0.20
50-250 0.20