The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Amendments to Schedule 1 (information required for accreditation and registration)

45.  In Schedule 1—

(a) in paragraph 1(2)(m) omit “municipal”;

(b) after paragraph 1(2)(k) insert—

“(ka) in the case of a plant which is a CHP system, evidence which demonstrates to the Authority’s satisfaction any capacity to which paragraphs (2) and (3) of regulation 39C apply;”;

(c) for paragraph 1(2)(n) substitute—

“(n) where the plant is a ground source heat pump or air source heat pump, evidence which demonstrates to the Authority’s satisfaction—

(i) that the heat pump meets a coefficient of performance of at least 2.9;

(ii) in relation to an application for accreditation after the third relevant date, evidence that the heat pump has been designed to operate with a minimum seasonal performance factor of at least 2.5;

(na) in the case of a ground source heat pump in respect of which accreditation is granted on or after the third relevant date a declaration from the installer that the size of the heat pump has been determined appropriately for the planned heat use;

(nb) in the case of a ground source heat pump in respect of which accreditation is granted on or after the third relevant date and which is capable of heating and cooling, a declaration from the installer—

(i) as to the design heat load;

(ii) that the design heat load has been calculated according to BS EN 12831:2003; and

(iii) as to the outdoor temperatures used in the calculation of the design heat load;”;

(d) after paragraph 1(4) insert—

“(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (n)(ii)—

(a) where the heat pump has an installation capacity of 45kWth or below, a declaration from the installer that the seasonal performance factor was calculated in line with the methodology used in version 1.0 of the MCS 021 heat emitter guide for domestic heat pumps published by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme on 16th December 2013(1) may be accepted as evidence that the heat pump was designed to operate with a minimum seasonal performance factor of 2.5;

(b) where the heat pump has an installation capacity of more than 45kWth, a declaration by the installer that the heat pump has been designed to operate with a seasonal performance factor of at least 2.5 may be accepted as evidence of that fact, provided that the installation design and supporting calculations are retained by the participant and can be provided the Authority on request;”.

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Details of which are available at www.microgenerationcertification.org.