A number of regulatory barriers also exist that do not allow the "non-expert" user ready access to a simple process for purchasing and installing microgeneration, nor for gaining access to a number of the financial incentives that exist to encourage the uptake of renewables and microCHP. Specifically the following:

• Network connection
• Export reward
• Planning permission
• Distribution charges
• Metering
• Access to "Green Benefits"
• The absence of type approval schemes
• Recognition in the Building Regulations