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Reduce Energy Costs - Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)
16th November 2011 - The Renewable Heat Incentive figures have now been confirmed!
The UK Government has committed that 15% of all energy consumed will come from renewable by 2020. To encourage the uptake of renewable heat systems such as Biomass they have introduced the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).
Scheme Details - The scheme will be introduced in two phases.
In the first phase, long-term tariff support will be targeted in the non-domestic sectors, at the big heat users - the industrial, business and public sector. Under this phase there will also be support of around £15 million for households through the Renewable Heat Premium Payment.
The second phase of the RHI scheme will see households moved to the same form of long-term tariff support offered to the non-domestic sector in the first phase. This transition will be timed to align with the Green Deal which is intended to be introduced in October 2012.
Details
- Introduction date: July 2011
- Expected Return on Capital Investment: 12-40%
- Payments will be paid quarterly
- Payments will be paid for 20 years after first payment (clarification is being sought)
- Payments will be index linked (The above rates will already rise by 4.8% during the first year)
Tariff levels to be paid for non-domestic installations:
Size of biomass boiler | Tier 1 Tariff* | Tier 2 Tariff* |
Boiler power up to 200kW | 7.9p/kWh | 2p/kWh |
Boiler power 200kW to 1,000kW | 4.9p/kWh | 2p/kWh |
Boiler power Over 1000 kW | 1p/kWh | As per Tier 1 |
*The Tier 1 rate will be paid for heat produced up to 15% of the boiler's nominal annual capacity (e.g. Tier 1 for a 150kW boiler is 150kW x 8760 hours/annum x 15% = 197,000kWh). Tier 2 rate is paid on heat produced above this rate. There is a single Tier rate for biomass systems over 1,000kW
We can provide advice and illustrations of exactly what benefit you can obtain from your particular heating system plans.
Eligibility
- Only installations for non-domestic buildings are eligible.
- The system must have been commissioned after 15th July 2009 and the client must not have received any capital grant.
- Only boilers 'specifically designed and installed to burn biomass' will be supported.
- The heat produced by the Biomass boiler must be metered and must be distinguishable from heat produced by any peak load fossil fuel boiler.
- Heat meters will require annual recalibration.
- The biomass boiler will need to be serviced according to the manufacturer's recommendations.
Application process
- Applications must be made by the owner and not by an agent.
- Rural Energy can offer a service to provide clients with all the relevant data and drawings required for the application.
- The details are unclear at the moment but we believe that the approval process will probably be:
a. A preliminary application will be made to OFGEM to approve the installation eligibility.
b. The contractor can be appointed at this point to undertake/complete the installation.
c. Make first claim to OFGEM with supporting documents.
Note: for existing installations the client would be advised to go through step 1 to ensure that the installation meets all OFGEM criteria.