March 25, 2024 Biomass Boilers, Making the Switch to Greener Heating

WHAT IS RHI?

And why should all rural homes know about it?

– The RHI Scheme closed to new applicants at midnight at the end of 31 March 2022.

The Renewable Heat Incentive, or RHI as it is commonly known is a UK wide Government scheme set up to encourage households and communities to invest in renewable heat technologies. The Renewable Heat Incentive works by providing homes with financial incentives.

The RHI is the first of its kind in the world. The UK Government hopes that the RHI will contribute towards their 2020 target of 12% of heating originating from renewable sources.

TYPES OF HEATING YOU CAN CLAIM FOR INCLUDE:

biomass
heat pumps (ground source, water source and air source)
deep geothermal
solar thermal collectors
biomethane and biogas
combined heat and power (CHP) systems

Payments are made over 7 years for domestic RHI.

DOMESTIC RHI

The domestic RHI was launched on 9th April 2014 and provides financial support to the owner of the renewable heating system for seven years. People who join the scheme and stick to its rules receive quarterly payments for seven years for the amount of renewable heat the system produces.

The amount of Renewable Heat income you receive will depend on a number of factors – including the technology you install, the latest tariffs available for each technology and – in some cases – metering.

You can estimate how much money you could earn through Renewable Heat Incentive using the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s RHI payment calculator.

The scheme administered by Ofgem covers England, Wales and Scotland. The scheme is largely targeted at off gas grid households, but gas grid households are also eligible to apply.

For eligibility requirements for domestic RHI, rules of the scheme and case studies please visit Ofgem’s website.