Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) update
On 4 December, the Department of Energy and Climate Change reponded to previous consulations’ on improving the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.
The table below sets out the levels of support that will be implemented on 1 April 2014 (subject to state aid approval).
Key improvements include:
- Support for medium and large scale biogas
- Increased support for large biomass
Greenspan see this announcement as positive news for the renewables sector, giving the support required to kick start development.
| Technology | Scale | Tier | Price /MWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomass | < 200kW | 1 (15%) | £88 |
| 2 | £23 | ||
| 200kW-1MW | 1 (15%) | £51 | |
| 2 | £22 | ||
| > 1MW | £20 | ||
| Biogas | < 200kW | £75 | |
| 200kW - 599kW | £59 | ||
| 600kW+ | £22 | ||
| Biomethane Injection | All | £75 | |
| Ground Source Heat Pumps | 1 (15%) | £87 | |
| 2 | £26 | ||
| Solar Thermal | < 200kW | £100 | |
| CHP | £41 | ||
| Air to Water Heat Pumps | £25 | ||
| Deep Geothermal | £50 |