The council estimates that, thanks to the associated feed-in tariff income, the project will pay for itself within ten years. In addition to the FiT income, all schools with a system will be able to benefit from unlimited use of the electricity generated on-site; out of term time, excess electricity will be fed back into the National Grid. The council estimates that the schools' solar PV systems will slash over 300 tonnes of CO 2 off the council's carbon footprint, resulting in significant savings in the council's 'carbon tax' liability under the CRC Energy Efficiency scheme. "SolarTech is highly experienced in providing bespoke solar PV solutions, which are designed to maximise the carbon reduction, energy efficiencies and long term cost savings that both public sector and private sector organisations can make under the Feed in Tariff.