The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2011

Made: 27th November 2011

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

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PART 1 — Introductory provisions

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Renewable heat incentive scheme

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PART 2 — Eligibility and matters relating to eligibility

CHAPTER 1 — Eligible installations

Eligible installations

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CHAPTER 2 — Eligibility criteria for technologies

Eligible installations generating heat from solid biomass

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Eligible installations generating heat from solid biomass contained in municipal waste

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Eligible installations generating heat using solar collectors

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Eligible installations generating heat using solar collectors

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Eligible installations which are CHP systems

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Eligible installations generating heat using air source heat pumps

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Eligible installations generating heat using geothermal sources

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Other eligibility requirements for technologies

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MCS certification for microgeneration heating equipment

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Plants comprised of more than one plant

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Excluded plants

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CHAPTER 3 — Eligibility criteria in relation to metering and steam measuring

Metering of plants in simple systems

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Metering of plants in complex systems

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Shared meters

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Metering of CHP systems generating electricity only before 15th July 2009

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Matters relating to all heat meters and steam measuring equipment

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Additional metering requirements for plants generating heat from biogas

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PART 3 — Accreditation and registration

Applications for accreditation

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Exceptions to duty to accredit

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Changes in ownership

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Producers of biomethane

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Preliminary accreditation

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PART 4 — Ongoing obligations for participants

CHAPTER 1 — Ongoing obligations relating to the use of solid biomass to generate heat

Interpretation

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Participants using solid biomass contained in ... waste

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Participants using solid biomass in accredited RHI installations with an installation capacity of 1MWth or above

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Participants using solid biomass in accredited RHI installations with an installation capacity of between 45kWth and 1MWth

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CHAPTER 2 — Ongoing obligations relating to the use of biogas to generate heat and the production of biomethane for injection

Biogas produced from gasification or pyrolysis

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Participants generating heat from biogas

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Biomethane producers

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CHAPTER 3 — Ongoing obligations relating to other matters

Ongoing obligations: general

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Ongoing obligations in relation to metering

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Ongoing obligations in relation to the provision of information

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PART 5 — Periodic support payments

Payment of periodic support payments to participants

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Periodic support payments for accredited RHI installations in simple systems

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Periodic support payments accredited RHI installations for complex systems

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Fossil fuel contamination of solid biomass and fossil fuel used for permitted ancillary purposes

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Fossil fuel contamination adjustment to periodic support payments for producers and combusters of biogas produced from gasification and pyrolysis

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Periodic support payments to producers of biomethane

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PART 6 — Additional RHI capacity

Treatment of additional RHI capacity

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PART 7 — Enforcement

Power to temporarily withhold periodic support payments to investigate alleged non-compliance

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Power to suspend periodic support payments where ongoing failure to comply

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Power to permanently withhold or reduce a participant's periodic support payments

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Revocation of accreditation or registration

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Overpayment notices and offsetting

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PART 8 — Revocation of sanctions

Revocation of Part 7 sanctions

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PART 9 — Inspection

Power to inspect accredited RHI installations and equipment used to produce biomethane

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PART 10 — Reviews

Right of review

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PART 11 — Administrative Functions of the Authority and notices

Publication of guidance and tariffs

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Reporting obligations

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Additional information

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Notices

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SCHEDULE 1 — Information required for accreditation and registration

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SCHEDULE 2 — Provision of information in relation to the use of biomass in certain circumstances

Information to be provided to the Authority where biomass is used for combustion or production of biomethane

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SCHEDULE 3 — Tariffs

Tariff name	Sources of energy or technology	Installation capacity	Tariff (pence/kWh)
Small commercial biomass	Solid biomass including solid biomass contained in municipal solid waste and CHP	Less than 200kWth	Tier 1: 7.9 Tier 2: 2.0
Medium commercial Biomass	As above	200kWth and above up to but not including 1MWth	Tier 1: 4.9 Tier 2: 2.0
Large commercial biomass	As above	1MWth and above	1.0
Small commercial heat pumps	Ground source heat pump, water source heat pump, deep geothermal	Less than 100kWth	4.5
Large commercial heat pumps	As above	100kWth and above	3.2
All Solar collectors	Solar collectors	Below 200kWth	8.5
Biomethane and biogas combustion	Biomethane injection and biogas combustion	All biomethane injection and biogas combustion below 200kWth	6.8

Signed

Gregory Barker — Minister of State — 2011-11-27

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2008 c.32. Section 100 is amended by S.I. 2011/2195, which was made on 5.9.11 and came into force on 6.9.11.

[^f00002]: 1986 c.44; section 7 was amended by the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27), section 3(2), section 76, section 108, Schedule 6, Part I, paragraphs 1 and 4 and Schedule 8 and the Energy Act 2004 (c.20), section 149, subsections (1) and (5), section 197(9) and Schedule 23, Part I.

[^f00003]: Details of which are available at www.microgenerationcertification.org.

[^f00004]: ISBN 0580294153. Copies can be obtained from the British Standards Institution at www.bsigroup.com.

[^f00005]: OJ L 135, 30.4.2004, p. 1, amended by Commission Directive 2009/137/EC (OJ L 294, 11.11.2009, p. 7).

[^f00006]: 2003 c.33.

[^f00007]: Section 5(6) to (10) was inserted by section 149(1) and (3) of the Energy Act 2004 (c.20).

[^f00008]: S.I. 2009/785, amended by S.I. 2010/1107 and S.I. 2011/984.

[^f00009]: S.S.I. 2009/140, amended by S.S.I. 2010/147 and S.S.I 2011/225.

[^f00010]: A copy is available on www.chpqa.decc.gov.uk.

[^f00011]: 2003 c.33. Section 24 was amended by section 209(1)(a) and (b) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Heath Act 2007 (c.28).

[^f00012]: ISBN 0580194825. Copies can be obtained from the British Standards Institution: www.bsi-global.com/en/.

[^f00013]: 1990 c.43. Section 75(2) was substituted by section 120(1) of and paragraph 88(1) and (2) of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 (c.25) and a Schedule 2B (Categories of Waste) was inserted by paragraph 95 of that Schedule.

[^f00014]: Section 30(3) was amended by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c.19), section 66(8), paragraph 17(3) of Schedule 9 and Schedule 18 and subsection (3)(c) was substituted by section 180(1) of and paragraph 167(3) of Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39).

[^f00015]: Paragraph (f) of section 30(2) was substituted by paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c.19) and paragraph (g) was amended by section 180(1) of and paragraph 167(3) of Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39).

[^f00016]: S.I. 2010/675, amended by S.I. 2011/988.

[^f00017]: S.S.I. 2000/323, as amended in particular by S.S.I. 2002/493; S.S.I. 2003/146; S.S.I. 2003/170; S.S.I. 2005/101; S.S.I. 2005/340; S.S.I. 2007/2325 and S.S.I. 2011/226.

Editorial notes

[^key-a328146d1b52d980296b0d512af27431]: Regulations revoked (22.5.2018) by The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/611), regs. 1(1), 92(1) (with reg. 92(3)-(14))

PART 10A — Restriction of entry to the scheme

Circumstances in which entry to the scheme is restricted

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Interpretation

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Calculation of initial tariffs on or after the relevant date

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Calculation of A

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Calculation of B

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Calculation of C

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Expenditure forecast statement and tariff change notice

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Periodic support payments for accredited RHI installations in simple systems

Periodic support payments accredited RHI installations for complex systems

Fossil fuel contamination of solid biomass and fossil fuel used for permitted ancillary purposes

Fossil fuel contamination adjustment to periodic support payments for producers and combusters of biogas produced from gasification and pyrolysis

Periodic support payments to producers of biomethane

SCHEDULE 4 — Total expenditure

Assessment date	Total expenditure anticipated for subsequent year	Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 37A
30th April 2013	£ 97.2 million	£ 48.6 million
31st July 2013	£ 120.2 million	£ 60.1 million
31st October 2013	£ 143.3 million	£ 71.6 million
31st January 2014	£ 166.3 million	£ 83.2 million
30th April 2014	£ 192.8 million	£ 96.4 million
31st July 2014	£ 184.1 million	£ 92.1 million
31st October 2014	£ 207.2 million	£ 103.6 million
31st January 2015	£ 230.3 million	£ 115.1 million
30th April 2015	£ 260.9 million	£ 130.4 million
31st July 2015	£ 306.2 million	£ 153.1 million
31st October 2015	£ 351.5 million	£ 175.7 million
31st January 2016	£ 396.8 million	£ 198.4 million
30th April 2016	£ 442.1 million	£ 221.1 million
31st July 2016	£ 487.4 million	£ 243.7 million
31st October 2016	£ 532.7 million	£ 266.4 million
Any date after 30th January 2017 but before 31st October 2017	£ 578.0 million	£ 289.0 million
31st October 2017	£728.55 million	£364.28 million
31st January 2018	£753.27 million	£376.64 million
30th April 2018	£778.22 million	£389.11 million
Any date after 30th July 2018	£802.65 million	£401.32 million

SCHEDULENonBreakingSpace5 — Expenditure in relation to individual technologies

PART 1 — Small biomass plants

Assessment date	Expenditure anticipated for subsequent year	Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 37A	Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date
30th April 2013	£ 14.8 million	£ 22.2 million	-
31st July 2013	£ 16.7 million	£ 25.1 million	£ 2.9 million
31st October 2013	£ 18.7 million	£ 28.0 million	£ 2.9 million
31st January 2014	£ 20.6 million	£ 30.9 million	£ 2.9 million
30th April 2014	£ 22.6 million	£ 34.0 million	£ 3.1 million
31st July 2014	£ 48.8 million	£ 58.6 million	£ 8.7 million
31st October 2014	£ 56.0 million	£ 67.2 million	£ 8.7 million
31st January 2015	£ 63.2 million	£ 75.9 million	£ 8.7 million
30th April 2015	£ 71.1 million	£ 85.3 million	£ 9.5 million
31st July 2015	£ 80.3 million	£ 96.4 million	£ 11.0 million
31st October 2015	£ 89.5 million	£ 107.4 million	£ 11.0 million
31st January 2016	£ 98.7 million	£ 118.5 million	£ 11.0 million
30th April 2016	£ 107.9 million	£ 129.5 million	£ 11.0 million
31st July 2016	£ 117.1 million	£ 140.5 million	£ 11.0 million
31st October 2016	£ 126.3 million	£ 151.5 million	£ 11.0 million
Any date after 30th January 2017 but before 31st October 2017	£ 135.4 million	£ 162.5 million	£ 11.0 million
31st October 2017	£160.40 million	£160.97 million	£1.72 million
31st January 2018	£162.12 million	£162.70 million	£1.72 million
30th April 2018	£163.85 million	£164.43 million	£1.73 million
Any date after 30th July 2018	£165.42 million	£166.00 million	£1.58 million

PART 2 — Medium biomass plants

Assessment date	Expenditure anticipated for subsequent year	Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 37A	Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date
30th April 2013	£ 13.4 million	£ 20.1 million	-
31st July 2013	£ 15.5 million	£ 23.2 million	£ 3.1 million
31st October 2013	£ 17.6 million	£ 26.3 million	£ 3.1 million
31st January 2014	£ 19.6 million	£ 29.4 million	£ 3.1 million
30th April 2014	£ 21.8 million	£ 32.7 million	£ 3.3 million
31st July 2014	£ 43.7 million	£ 52.5 million	£ 6.3 million
31st October 2014	£ 49.0 million	£ 58.8 million	£ 6.3 million
31st January 2015	£ 54.2 million	£ 65.1 million	£ 6.3 million
30th April 2015	£ 59.9 million	£ 71.8 million	£ 6.7 million
31st July 2015	£ 66.2 million	£ 79.4 million	£ 7.6 million
31st October 2015	£ 72.5 million	£ 87.0 million	£ 7.6 million
31st January 2016	£ 78.8 million	£ 94.5 million	£ 7.6 million
30th April 2016	£ 85.1 million	£ 102.1 million	£ 7.6 million
31st July 2016	£ 91.4 million	£ 109.7 million	£ 7.6 million
31st October 2016	£ 97.8 million	£ 117.3 million	£ 7.6 million
Any date after 30th January 2017 but before 31st October 2017	£ 104.1 million	£ 124.9 million	£ 7.6 million
31st October 2017	£182.24 million	£187.29 million	£3.30 million
31st January 2018	£185.57 million	£190.61 million	£3.32 million
30th April 2018	£188.91 million	£193.96 million	£3.34 million
Any date after 30th July 2018	£192.10 million	£197.14 million	£3.19 million

PART 3 — Large biomass plants

Assessment date	Expenditure anticipated for subsequent year	Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 37A	Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date
30th April 2013	£ 23.1 million	£ 34.7 million	-
31st July 2013	£ 27.6 million	£ 41.3 million	£ 6.6 million
31st October 2013	£ 32.0 million	£ 48.0 million	£ 6.7 million
31st January 2014	£ 36.4 million	£ 54.6 million	£ 6.6 million
30th April 2014	£ 41.2 million	£ 61.8 million	£ 7.2 million
31st July 2014	£ 10.9 million	£ 16.3 million	£ 2.2 million
31st October 2014	£ 12.4 million	£ 18.5 million	£ 2.2 million
31st January 2015	£ 13.9 million	£ 20.8 million	£ 2.2 million
30th April 2015	£ 15.8 million	£ 23.8 million	£ 3.0 million
31st July 2015	£ 18.8 million	£ 28.2 million	£ 4.5 million
31st October 2015	£ 21.8 million	£ 32.7 million	£ 4.5 million
31st January 2016	£ 24.8 million	£ 37.2 million	£ 4.5 million
30th April 2016	£ 27.8 million	£ 41.7 million	£ 4.5 million
31st July 2016	£ 30.8 million	£ 46.2 million	£ 4.5 million
31st October 2016	£ 33.8 million	£ 50.7 million	£ 4.5 million
Any date after 30th January 2017 but before 31st October 2017	£ 36.8 million	£ 55.2 million	£ 4.5 million
31st October 2017	£31.18 million	£38.86 million	£2.65 million
31st January 2018	£33.87 million	£41.54 million	£2.69 million
30th April 2018	£36.59 million	£44.26 million	£2.72 million
Any date after 30th July 2018	£39.30 million	£46.97 million	£2.71 million

PART 4 — Heat pumps (except air source heat pumps)

Assessment date	Expenditure anticipated for subsequent year	Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 37A	Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date
30th April 2013	£ 28.9 million	£ 43.4 million	-
31st July 2013	£ 36.3 million	£ 54.4 million	£ 11 million
31st October 2013	£ 43.6 million	£ 65.5 million	£ 11.1 million
31st January 2014	£ 51 million	£ 76.5 million	£ 11 million
30th April 2014	£ 59.7 million	£ 89.5 million	£ 13 million

PART 5 — Plants using solar collectors

Assessment date	Expenditure anticipated for subsequent year	Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 37A	Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date
30th April 2013	£ 4.9 million	£ 4.9 million	-
31st July 2013	£ 6.0 million	£ 6.0 million	£ 1.1 million
31st October 2013	£ 7.2 million	£ 7.2 million	£ 1.2 million
31st January 2014	£ 8.3 million	£ 8.3 million	£ 1.1 million
30th April 2014	£ 9.6 million	£ 9.6 million	£ 1.3 million
31st July 2014	£ 3.9 million	£ 3.9 million	£ 0.8 million
31st October 2014	£ 4.7 million	£ 4.7 million	£ 0.8 million
31st January 2015	£ 5.5 million	£ 5.5 million	£ 0.8 million
30th April 2015	£ 6.5 million	£ 6.5 million	£ 0.9 million
31st July 2015	£ 7.5 million	£ 7.5 million	£ 1.1 million
31st October 2015	£ 8.6 million	£ 8.6 million	£ 1.1 million
31st January 2016	£ 9.8 million	£ 9.8 million	£ 1.1 million
30th April 2016	£ 10.9 million	£ 10.9 million	£ 1.1 million
31st July 2016	£ 12.0 million	£ 12.0 million	£ 1.1 million
31st October 2016	£ 13.1 million	£ 13.1 million	£ 1.1 million
Any date after 30th January 2017 but before 31st October 2017	£ 14.1 million	£ 14.1 million	£ 1.1 million
31st October 2017	£0.25 million	£0.28 million	£0.02 million
31st January 2018	£0.27 million	£0.30 million	£0.02 million
30th April 2018	£0.29 million	£0.32 million	£0.02 million
Any date after 30th July 2018	£0.32 million	£0.34 million	£0.02 million

PART 6 — Producers of biomethane for injection and plants which generate heat from biogas

Assessment date	Expenditure anticipated for subsequent year	Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 37A	Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date
30th April 2013	£ 12 million	£ 18 million	-
31st July 2013	£ 18.1 million	£ 27.2 million	£ 9.2 million
31st October 2013	£ 24.2 million	£ 36.3 million	£ 9.1 million
31st January 2014	£ 30.3 million	£ 45.5 million	£ 9.2 million
30th April 2014	£ 37 million	£ 55.5 million	£ 10 million

PART 7 — New biomass CHP systems

Assessment date	Expenditure anticipated for subsequent year	Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 37A	Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date
31st July 2014	£ 17.9 million	£ 26.9 million	-
31st October 2014	£ 18.8 million	£ 28.2 million	£ 1.4 million
31st January 2015	£ 19.7 million	£ 29.6 million	£ 1.4 million
30th April 2015	£ 22.8 million	£ 34.2 million	£ 4.7 million
31st July 2015	£ 30.3 million	£ 45.5 million	£ 11.2 million
31st October 2015	£ 37.8 million	£ 56.7 million	£ 11.2 million
31st January 2016	£ 45.3 million	£ 68.0 million	£ 11.2 million
30th April 2016	£ 52.8 million	£ 79.2 million	£ 11.2 million
31st July 2016	£ 60.3 million	£ 90.4 million	£ 11.2 million
31st October 2016	£ 67.7 million	£ 101.6 million	£ 11.2 million
Any date after 30th January 2017 but before 31st October 2017	£ 75.2 million	£ 112.8 million	£ 11.2 million
31st October 2017	£70.20 million	£72.59 million	£1.41 million
31st January 2018	£71.62 million	£74.00 million	£1.42 million
30th April 2018	£73.05 million	£75.43 million	£1.43 million
Any date after 30th July 2018	£74.41 million	£76.80 million	£1.37 million

RHI emission certificates

5A

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Eligible installations generating heat from solid biomass contained in municipal waste

Eligible installations generating heat using ground source heat pumps

Eligible installations which are CHP systems

Eligible installations generating heat using biogas

Other eligibility requirements for technologies

MCS certification for microgeneration heating equipment

Plants comprised of more than one plant

Excluded plants

Metering in respect of new applications for accreditation

17A

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Shared meters

Metering of CHP systems generating electricity only before 15th July 2009

Matters relating to all heat meters and steam measuring equipment

Additional metering requirements for plants generating heat from biogas

Changes in location of accredited RHI installations

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Ongoing obligations in relation to the provision of information

Periodic support payments for new accredited RHI installations

39A

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Fossil fuel contamination of solid biomass and fossil fuel used for permitted ancillary purposes

Fossil fuel contamination adjustment to periodic support payments for producers and combusters of biogas produced from gasification and pyrolysis

Periodic support payments to producers of biomethane

Calculation of heat loss in certain circumstances

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SCHEDULE A1 — Content of RHI emission certificates

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Eligible installations generating heat using geothermal sources

Eligible installations generating heat using biogas

Other eligibility requirements for technologies

Certification for installation of Microgeneration heating equipment

Plants comprised of more than one plant

Excluded plants

Metering in respect of new applications for accreditation in respect of ground source or air source heat pumps

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Shared meters

Metering of CHP systems generating electricity only before 15th July 2009

Matters relating to all heat meters and steam measuring equipment

Additional metering requirements for plants generating heat from biogas

Treatment of grants from public funds

Preliminary registration of biomethane producers

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Determination of increase in expenditure forecasts for 1st September 2014 expenditure forecast statement

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Periodic support payments for accredited RHI installations in simple systems

Periodic support payments accredited RHI installations for complex systems

Periodic support payments for new accredited RHI installations

Periodic support payments for CHP systems using biomass or biogas in combination with other sources of energy

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CHP systems accredited in relation to the Renewables Obligation

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Fossil fuel contamination of solid biomass and fossil fuel used for permitted ancillary purposes

Fossil fuel contamination adjustment to periodic support payments for producers and combusters of biogas produced from gasification and pyrolysis

Periodic support payments to producers of biomethane

Calculation of heat loss in certain circumstances

Additional RHI capacity

Additional capacity for biomethane production

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SCHEDULENonBreakingSpace3A — New tariffs for plants generating heat from solid biomass with a capacity of 1 MWth or above, ground source heat pumps and solar collectors

Tariff name	Source of energy or technology	Installation capacity	Tariff (pence/kWh)
New large biomass	Solid biomass including solid biomass contained in waste, including CHP systems generating heat and power from solid biomass	1MWth and above	2.0
New ground source heat pumps	Ground source heat pumps	All capacities	Tier 1: 8.7Tier 2: 2.6
New solar collectors	Solar collectors	Less than 200kWth	10.0

SCHEDULENonBreakingSpace3B — New tariffs for new solid biomass CHP systems, deep geothermal energy, biogas combustion with a capacity of 200kWth and above and air source heat pumps

Tariff name	Source of energy or technology	Installation capacity	Tariff (pence/kWh)
New solid biomass CHP systems	Solid biomass (excluding solid biomass contained in waste) used in CHP systems which comply with the requirements in regulation 9A	All capacities	4.1
New deep geothermal	Deep geothermal energy, including CHP systems generating heat and power from such energy	All capacities	5
Medium biogas	Biogas combustion	200kWth and above up to but not including 600kWth	5.9
Large biogas	Biogas combustion	600kWth and above	2.2
Air source heat pumps	Air source heat pumps	All capacities	2.5
Assessment date	Expenditure anticipated for subsequent year	Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 37A	Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date
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30th April 2013	£ 4.9 million	£ 4.9 million	-
31st July 2013	£ 6 million	£ 6 million	£ 1.1 million
31st October 2013	£ 7.2 million	£ 7.2 million	£ 1.2 million
31st January 2014	£ 8.3 million	£ 8.3 million	£ 1.1 million
30th April 2014	£ 9.6 million	£ 9.6 million	£ 1.3 million
Assessment date	Expenditure anticipated for subsequent year	Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 37A	Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date
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31st July 2014	£ 7.4 million	£ 11.1 million	£ 2.3 million
31st October 2014	£ 8.9 million	£ 13.3 million	£ 2.3 million
31st January 2015	£ 10.4 million	£ 15.6 million	£ 2.3 million
30th April 2015	£ 12.6 million	£ 18.9 million	£ 3.3 million
31st July 2015	£ 16.2 million	£ 24.2 million	£ 5.4 million
31st October 2015	£ 19.7 million	£ 29.6 million	£ 5.4 million
31st January 2016	£ 23.3 million	£ 35.0 million	£ 5.4 million
30th April 2016	£ 26.9 million	£ 40.4 million	£ 5.4 million
31st July 2016	£ 30.5 million	£ 45.8 million	£ 5.4 million
31st October 2016	£ 34.1 million	£ 51.2 million	£ 5.4 million
Any date after 30th January 2017 but before 31st October 2017	£ 37.7 million	£ 56.6 million	£ 5.4 million
31st October 2017	£13.21 million	£14.67 million	£0.57 million
31st January 2018	£13.79 million	£15.25 million	£0.58 million
30th April 2018	£14.38 million	£15.83 million	£0.59 million
Any date after 30th July 2018	£14.96 million	£16.41 million	£0.58 million
Assessment date	Expenditure anticipated for subsequent year	Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 37A	Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date
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31st July 2014	£ 3.9 million	£ 3.9 million	£ 0.8 million
31st October 2014	£ 4.7 million	£ 4.7 million	£ 0.8 million
31st January 2015	£ 5.5 million	£ 5.5 million	£ 0.8 million
30th April 2015	£ 6.5 million	£ 6.5 million	£ 0.9 million
31st July 2015	£ 7.5 million	£ 7.5 million	£ 1.1 million
31st October 2015	£ 8.6 million	£ 8.6 million	£ 1.1 million
31st January 2016	£ 9.8 million	£ 9.8 million	£ 1.1 million
30th April 2016	£ 10.9 million	£ 10.9 million	£ 1.1 million
31st July 2016	£ 12.0 million	£ 12.0 million	£ 1.1 million
31st October 2016	£ 13.1 million	£ 13.1 million	£ 1.1 million
Any date after 30th January 2017 but before 31st October 2017	£ 14.1 million	£ 14.1 million	£ 1.1 million
31st October 2017	£66.15 million	£78.50 million	£4.42 million
31st January 2018	£70.63 million	£82.97 million	£4.47 million
30th April 2018	£75.15 million	£87.50 million	£4.52 million
Any date after 30th July 2018	£79.65 million	£92.00 million	£4.50 million
Assessment date	Expenditure anticipated for subsequent year	Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 37A	Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date
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31st July 2014	£ 41.5 million	£ 49.8 million	£ 5.1 million
31st October 2014	£ 45.9 million	£ 55.1 million	£ 5.3 million
31st January 2015	£ 50.3 million	£ 60.4 million	£ 5.3 million
30th April 2015	£ 57.5 million	£ 69.0 million	£ 8.6 million
31st July 2015	£ 70.2 million	£ 84.2 million	£ 15.2 million
31st October 2015	£ 82.8 million	£ 99.4 million	£ 15.2 million
31st January 2016	£ 95.5 million	£ 114.6 million	£ 15.2 million
30th April 2016	£ 108.2 million	£ 129.8 million	£ 15.2 million
31st July 2016	£ 120.8 million	£ 145.0 million	£ 15.2 million
31st October 2016	£ 133.5 million	£ 160.2 million	£ 15.2 million
Any date after 30th January 2017 but before 31st October 2017	£ 146.2 million	£ 175.4 million	£ 15.2 million
31st October 2017	£267.37 million	£293.82 million	£10.69 million
31st January 2018	£278.17 million	£304.62 million	£10.80 million
30th April 2018	£289.07 million	£315.52 million	£10.90 million
Any date after 30th July 2018	£299.80 million	£326.25 million	£10.73 million

PART 8 — Deep geothermal plants

Assessment date	Expenditure anticipated for subsequent year	Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 37A	Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date
31st July 2014	£ 3.9 million	£ 3.9 million	-
31st October 2014	£ 4.7 million	£ 4.7 million	£ 0.8 million
31st January 2015	£ 5.5 million	£ 5.5 million	£ 0.8 million
30th April 2015	£ 6.5 million	£ 6.5 million	£ 0.9 million
31st July 2015	£ 7.5 million	£ 7.5 million	£ 1.1 million
31st October 2015	£ 8.6 million	£ 8.6 million	£ 1.1 million
31st January 2016	£ 9.8 million	£ 9.8 million	£ 1.1 million
30th April 2016	£ 10.9 million	£ 10.9 million	£ 1.1 million
31st July 2016	£ 12.0 million	£ 12.0 million	£ 1.1 million
31st October 2016	£ 13.1 million	£ 13.1 million	£ 1.1 million
Any date after 30th January 2017 but before 31st October 2017	£ 14.1 million	£ 14.1 million	£ 1.1 million
31st October 2017	£0.25 million	£0.85 million	£0.19 million
31st January 2018	£0.44 million	£1.04 million	£0.19 million
30th April 2018	£0.63 million	£1.24 million	£0.19 million
Any date after 30th July 2018	£0.83 million	£1.43 million	£0.19 million

PART 9 — Air source heat pumps

Assessment date	Expenditure anticipated for subsequent year	Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 37A	Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date
31st July 2014	£ 12.2 million	£ 18.3 million	-
31st October 2014	£ 14.0 million	£ 21.0 million	£ 2.7 million
31st January 2015	£ 15.8 million	£ 23.7 million	£ 2.7 million
30th April 2015	£ 17.9 million	£ 26.8 million	£ 3.2 million
31st July 2015	£ 20.7 million	£ 31.0 million	£ 4.2 million
31st October 2015	£ 23.4 million	£ 35.1 million	£ 4.2 million
31st January 2016	£ 26.2 million	£ 39.3 million	£ 4.2 million
30th April 2016	£ 29.0 million	£ 43.5 million	£ 4.2 million
31st July 2016	£ 31.8 million	£ 47.7 million	£ 4.2 million
31st October 2016	£ 34.6 million	£ 51.9 million	£ 4.2 million
Any date after 30th January 2017 but before 31st October 2017	£ 37.4 million	£ 56.1 million	£ 4.2 million
31st October 2017	£0.69 million	£1.04 million	£0.11 million
31st January 2018	£0.81 million	£1.15 million	£0.11 million
30th April 2018	£0.92 million	£1.26 million	£0.11 million
Any date after 30th July 2018	£1.04 million	£1.38 million	£0.11 million

CHAPTERNonBreakingSpace4 — Sustainable solid biomass etc

Interpretation

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Ongoing obligation to use sustainable solid biomass or biogas or to produce sustainable biomethane

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Information to be provided to the Authority in relation to the use of sustainable solid biomass etc

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Sustainability audit reports

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Schemes for listing approved sustainable fuels

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SCHEDULENonBreakingSpace2A — Greenhouse gas criteria

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SCHEDULE 2B — Land criteria

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SCHEDULENonBreakingSpace3C — New biomethane tariffs

Tariff name	Tariff (pence/kWh injected)
New biomethane	Tier 1: 7.5
	Tier 2: 4.4
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Periodic support payments for new solid biomass CHP systems

39D

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Fossil fuel contamination of solid biomass and fossil fuel used for permitted ancillary purposes

Fossil fuel contamination adjustment to periodic support payments for producers and combusters of biogas produced from gasification and pyrolysis

Periodic support payments to producers of biomethane

Calculation of heat loss in certain circumstances

Calculation of initial tariffs for certain installations and biomethane producers with tariff start dates before 1st January 2018

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Calculation of A for tariff start dates on or after 1st January 2018

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Calculation of B

Calculation of C

Expenditure forecast statement and tariff change notice

Determination of increase in expenditure forecasts for 1st September 2014 expenditure forecast statement

Periodic support payments for accredited RHI installations in simple systems

Periodic support payments accredited RHI installations for complex systems

Periodic support payments for new accredited RHI installations

Periodic support payments for CHP systems using biomass or biogas in combination with other sources of energy

CHP systems accredited in relation to the Renewables Obligation

Periodic support payments for new solid biomass CHP systems

Fossil fuel contamination of solid biomass and fossil fuel used for permitted ancillary purposes

Fossil fuel contamination adjustment to periodic support payments for producers and combusters of biogas produced from gasification and pyrolysis

Periodic support payments to producers of biomethane

Calculation of heat loss in certain circumstances

SCHEDULENonBreakingSpace3D — New tariffs

Tariff name	Source of energy and technology	Installation capacity	Tariff (pence/kWh)
Small biomass plants	Solid biomass including solid biomass contained in waste which is not a new solid biomass CHP system	Less than 200kWth	Tier 1: 2.96Tier 2: 2.08
Medium biomass plants	As above	200kWth and above up to but not including 1MWth	Tier 1: 2.96Tier 2: 2.08
Large biomass plants	As above	1MWth and above	Tier 1: 2.96Tier 2: 2.08
New solid biomass CHP systems	Solid biomass (excluding solid biomass contained in waste) used in CHP systems which comply with the requirements in regulation 9A	All capacities	4.29
Deep geothermal plants	Deep geothermal energy including CHP systems generating heat and power from such energy	All capacities	5.22
Small biogas plants	Biogas combustion	Less than 200kWth	2.88
Medium biogas plants	Biogas combustion	200kWth and above up to but not including 600kWth	2.26
Large biogas plants	Biogas combustion	600kWth and above	0.86
Plants which use solar collectors	Solar collectors	All capacities	10.44
Ground source heat pumps	Ground source heat pumps	All capacities	Tier 1: 9.09Tier 2: 2.71
Air source heat pumps	Air source heat pumps	All capacities	2.61
Producers of biomethane for injection	Biomethane injection	All biomethane injection	Tier 1: 3.20Tier 2: 1.89Tier 3: 1.45

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