The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2019

• Citation: S.I. 2019/1052
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 17th July 2019.

Section 2 Amendments to the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014

The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014 are amended in accordance with this Part.

Section 3 Amendments to Schedule 6 (expenditure for individual technologies)

(1) Schedule 6 is amended as follows.

(2) In Part 1 (biomass plants), for Table 1 substitute—

(3) In Part 2 (air source heat pumps), for Table 2 substitute—

(4) In Part 3 (ground source heat pumps), for Table 3 substitute—

(5) In Part 4 (solar thermal plants), for Table 4 substitute—

Section 4 Amendments to the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018

The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018 are amended in accordance with this Part.

Section 5 Amendments to regulation 35 (tariff guarantees)

(1) In regulation 35(11), for “The” substitute “In relation to tariff guarantee applications made before 17th July 2019, the”.

(2) After regulation 35(11) insert—

(11A) In relation to tariff guarantee applications made on or after 17th July 2019, the guaranteed tariff does not apply where—

(a) the tariff start date in relation to an accredited RHI installation is earlier than the date given under paragraph (4)(b) or the tariff start date for a producer of biomethane for injection is earlier than the date given in accordance with paragraph (5)(a);

(b) the tariff guarantee has been revoked; or

(c) the tariff start date in relation to an accredited RHI installation or producer of biomethane for injection is—

(i) 183 or more days after the date given in accordance with paragraph (4)(b) or (5)(a); or

(ii) after 31st January 2021,

whichever is the earlier.

Section 6 Amendments to Schedule 7 (degression)

(1) Schedule 7 is amended as follows.

(2) For Table 1 (total expenditure) substitute—

Total expenditure

(3) For Table 2 (forecast for expenditure: plants which generate heat from solid biomass) substitute—

Forecast for expenditure: plants which generate heat from solid biomass

(4) For Table 3 (forecast for expenditure: CHP systems) substitute—

Forecast for expenditure: CHP systems

(5) For Table 4 (forecast for expenditure: ground source heat pumps and shared ground loop systems with an installation capacity of 100kWth or above) substitute—

Forecast for expenditure: ground source heat pumps and shared ground loop systems with an installation capacity of 100kWth or above

(6) For Table 5 (forecast for expenditure: ground source heat pumps and shared ground loop systems with an installation capacity of below 100kWth and air source heat pumps) substitute—

Forecast for expenditure: ground source heat pumps and shared ground loop systems with an installation capacity of below 100kWth and air source heat pumps

(7) For Table 6 (forecast for expenditure: plants which use solar collectors) substitute—

Forecast for expenditure: plants which use solar collectors

(8) For Table 7 (forecast for expenditure: plants which generate heat from biogas with a capacity below 600kWth) substitute—

Forecast for expenditure: plants which generate heat from biogas with a capacity below 600kWth

(9) For Table 8 (forecast for expenditure: producers of biomethane for injection and plants which generate heat from biogas with a capacity of 600kWth and above) substitute—

Forecast for expenditure: producers of biomethane for injection and plants which generate heat from biogas with a capacity of 600kWth and above

(10) For Table 9 (forecast for expenditure: deep geothermal plants) substitute—

Forecast for expenditure: deep geothermal plants