The electricity produced by the plant is sold to the Regional Electricity Company under the second tranche of the NFFO which pays 6.55p/kWh (1991 prices) for electricity produced by waste combustion schemes until the end of 1998. The electricity price is indexed according to RPI. Ferrous metal is also recovered from the grate ash and is sold for recycling.
Studies are continuing to monitor the availability of heat loads in the area and the overall viability of adding the district heating network, once the NFFO electricity contract has expired. If constructed, a significant part of SELCHP's income will then come from the sale of heat to domestic and commercial properties.