The Government’s Renewable Heat Incentive policy is intended to revolutionise the way heat is generated and used in buildings and homes. The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) policy document sets out the detailed arrangements for the scheme, which will encourage the uptake of renewable heat by providing financial support to renewable heat installations.

The Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP)

Under this scheme the government is providing support of around £25 million for households through Renewable Heat Premium Payment Vouchers redeemed against qualifying technology installations.

The second phase of the RHPP scheme will run until 31st March 2013.

The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)

The second part of the RHI scheme will see households moved to tariff-based support.

The exact details have not yet been released, but any system that has qualified for the RHPP should be eligible for the full RHI tariff payments.

Key aspects of the Renewable Heat Premium Payment for the domestic/household sector available from 2nd April 2012 until 31st March 2013:

Details for the Renewable Heat Premium Payment will include the following:

1. The applicant must own the property or a tenant must be purchasing the system and have permission from the owner of the property.
   
   
2. The property must have loft insulation to 250mm and cavity wall insulation (where practical).
   
   
3. All necessary planning permissions should be in place.
   
   
4. A householder must agree to monitor and record performance.
   
   
5. Both product and installer must be MCS approved.
   
   
6. Only homes without mains gas will be considered for heat pump applications but all properties will be considered for solar thermal applications.
   
   
7. Only householders occupying a house can apply for a voucher. For example where a householder applies for a voucher in respect of a main heating system in their newly completed house, or in the case of individual self-build at point of completion, this is eligible. However, neither householders applying in relation to an offplan development, nor installers or building developers in any case are in a position to apply – they would not be eligible

The full Renewable Heat Incentive – a system of tariff payments available to households

• The government is consulting on tariff levels and timescales for introduction of the full RHI scheme.
  
  
• Households taking up the Premium Payment will be eligible for RHI tariff support when the RHI is launched, subject to other conditions being met; these conditions have not yet been defined.
  
  
• Support will be available for a range of technologies, the details of which have still to be confirmed.

More information can be found at www.decc.gov.uk

	Published: 17/03/10
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