The rates

Switching export tariff

Short answer

You can normally choose an export supplier separately from your electricity supplier, but individual tariffs can impose additional conditions. Before switching, read both contracts, confirm eligibility with the new supplier and establish the old tariff’s end date and the new tariff’s payment start date in writing.

Import and export
May use different suppliers
Check
Notice and exit terms
Record
Final and opening readings
Avoid
Overlapping export contracts
By the UKSolars editorial team Updated 2026-09-09
Sources checked 2026-09-09

Compare the value you can actually receive

A higher advertised rate may require the supplier’s import tariff, its installation package or particular equipment. Compare the rate for which your system is eligible, along with contract length, variable-rate provisions and payment frequency.

A safer switching sequence

  1. Ask the new supplier to confirm eligibility and required evidence.
  2. Read the existing agreement for notice, exit and final-reading rules.
  3. Keep dated screenshots or PDFs of the new offer and terms.
  4. Agree an end date with the old supplier and a start date with the new one.
  5. Record export meter readings at the changeover.
  6. Check the first statement against those readings.

Do not cancel first and investigate later

Confirm that the new supplier will accept the installation and meter before ending the old arrangement. A headline rate is not an acceptance decision.

Use our current SEG comparison as a shortlist, then verify the chosen offer on the supplier’s own site on the day you apply.

Common questions

Can I keep my electricity supplier when switching SEG tariff?
Ofgem permits separate import and export suppliers. However, some export tariffs attach a better rate to an import tariff or another condition, so check the actual product rules.
Do all SEG tariffs have no exit fee?
Do not assume so. Ofgem allows suppliers to determine contract length and other terms. Check the notice period, exit terms and rate basis in both contracts before switching.

Sources

Checked 2026-09-09. Rates, rules and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms before signing a contract or applying for funding.

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