RHI Consultation
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 5:08 pm
On 3 March 2016, DECC announced a consultation on proposed changes to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).
The first stage of the changes, with a proposed introduction date of 1 April 2016, include a new budget cap mechanism. This will allow the Secretary of State to suspend both the domestic and non-domestic schemes to new accreditation if the Government assesses spending on the RHI is at risk of exceeding its budget cap.
In the second stage of changes, from spring 2017, the Government intends to remove support for new solar thermal systems under both the domestic and non-domestic RHI schemes.
For the Domestic RHI scheme, the first stage of reforms will also include removing the requirement for applicants to undertake a Green Deal assessment and introduce an exemption to the 183 day occupancy declaration for new applicants with self-build properties. The first stage will also include a shift to using the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) instead of the Retail Prices Index (RPI) to adjust tariffs in line with inflation.
Proposals also include Improving access for those less able to pay by introducing assignment of rights to payments, to allow new 3rd party financing models to develop, and consulting on two options to drive deployment of heat pumps with shared ground loops.
The consultation also aims to promote deployment of those technologies that the Governments thinks are likely to be strategically important in the longer-term, by reviewing the current Air to Water Heat Pump (AWHP) tariff and potentially amending the current Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) tariff. The consultation also seeks suggestions on ways to drive up the performance of heat pumps installed under the RHI
The deadline for consultation responses is 27 April 2016.
For more information and to download the consultation document, visit:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultat ... sed-scheme
Please also see the consultation document for further proposals relating to the non-domestic RHI scheme.
The first stage of the changes, with a proposed introduction date of 1 April 2016, include a new budget cap mechanism. This will allow the Secretary of State to suspend both the domestic and non-domestic schemes to new accreditation if the Government assesses spending on the RHI is at risk of exceeding its budget cap.
In the second stage of changes, from spring 2017, the Government intends to remove support for new solar thermal systems under both the domestic and non-domestic RHI schemes.
For the Domestic RHI scheme, the first stage of reforms will also include removing the requirement for applicants to undertake a Green Deal assessment and introduce an exemption to the 183 day occupancy declaration for new applicants with self-build properties. The first stage will also include a shift to using the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) instead of the Retail Prices Index (RPI) to adjust tariffs in line with inflation.
Proposals also include Improving access for those less able to pay by introducing assignment of rights to payments, to allow new 3rd party financing models to develop, and consulting on two options to drive deployment of heat pumps with shared ground loops.
The consultation also aims to promote deployment of those technologies that the Governments thinks are likely to be strategically important in the longer-term, by reviewing the current Air to Water Heat Pump (AWHP) tariff and potentially amending the current Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) tariff. The consultation also seeks suggestions on ways to drive up the performance of heat pumps installed under the RHI
The deadline for consultation responses is 27 April 2016.
For more information and to download the consultation document, visit:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultat ... sed-scheme
Please also see the consultation document for further proposals relating to the non-domestic RHI scheme.