The Renewable Heat Incentive Schemes Regulations 2015
Enters into force: 18 November 2015
Energy / Climate Change - Northern Ireland
The Renewable Heat Incentive Schemes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 amend the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014. The following updates have been made:
- the extension of the scheme to cleaning and drying carried on otherwise than in a building.
- The extension of metering of plants in simple systems to CHP systems
- accredited RHI installations can now be moved to a new location
- a tiered tariff has been introduced for small and medium commercial biomass tariff, and also introduces an annual cap of 400,000kWhth for eligible heat payments.
- expands periodic support payments for accredited RHI installations in simple systems to CHP.
- restricts periodic support payments for CHP systems accredited in relation to the Renewables Obligation. The definition of "Seasonal Performance Factor" used for calculating the annual heat generation of heat pumps in has been amended in the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014.