2019 No. 1052
The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 100(1), 100(2)(a) and (b) and 104(2) of the Energy Act 20081.
In accordance with section 100(7) of that Act, the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the Scottish Ministers to the making of these Regulations.
PART 1Introduction
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 17th July 2019.
PART 2Amendments to the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014
Amendments to the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 20142
The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 20142 are amended in accordance with this Part.
Amendments to Schedule 6 (expenditure for individual technologies)3
1
Schedule 6 is amended as follows.
2
In Part 1 (biomass plants), for Table 1 substitute—
Table 1
Assessment Date
Expenditure threshold
Growth threshold
Super expenditure threshold
Super growth threshold
31st July 2019
£46.82m
£0.66m
£50.15m
£0.93m
31st October 2019
£47.48m
£0.66m
£51.09m
£0.94m
31st January 2020
£48.18m
£0.70m
£52.06m
£0.97m
30th April 2020
£48.94m
£0.76m
£53.10m
£1.04m
31st July 2020
£49.70m
£0.76m
£54.14m
£1.04m
31st October 2020
£50.47m
£0.77m
£55.18m
£1.04m
Any date after 30th January 2021
£51.24m
£0.77m
£56.23m
£1.05m
3
In Part 2 (air source heat pumps), for Table 2 substitute—
Table 2
Assessment Date
Expenditure threshold
Growth threshold
Super expenditure threshold
Super growth threshold
31st July 2019
£37.00m
£3.50m
£48.10m
£5.00m
31st October 2019
£40.50m
£3.50m
£53.10m
£5.00m
31st January 2020
£44.00m
£3.50m
£58.10m
£5.00m
30th April 2020
£47.50m
£3.50m
£63.10m
£5.00m
31st July 2020
£51.00m
£3.50m
£68.10m
£5.00m
31st October 2020
£54.50m
£3.50m
£73.10m
£5.00m
Any date after 30th January 2021
£58.00m
£3.50m
£78.10m
£5.00m
4
In Part 3 (ground source heat pumps), for Table 3 substitute—
Table 3
Assessment Date
Expenditure threshold
Growth threshold
Super expenditure threshold
Super growth threshold
31st July 2019
£31.67m
£1.56m
£42.15m
£2.43m
31st October 2019
£33.24m
£1.57m
£44.60m
£2.45m
31st January 2020
£34.84m
£1.60m
£47.08m
£2.48m
30th April 2020
£36.48m
£1.64m
£49.59m
£2.52m
31st July 2020
£38.14m
£1.66m
£52.12m
£2.53m
31st October 2020
£39.80m
£1.66m
£54.66m
£2.54m
Any date after 30th January 2021
£41.48m
£1.68m
£57.21m
£2.55m
5
In Part 4 (solar thermal plants), for Table 4 substitute—
Table 4
Assessment Date
Expenditure threshold
Growth threshold
Super expenditure threshold
Super growth threshold
31st July 2019
£1.65m
£0.06m
£2.28m
£0.12m
31st October 2019
£1.72m
£0.07m
£2.40m
£0.12m
31st January 2020
£1.79m
£0.07m
£2.52m
£0.12m
30th April 2020
£1.85m
£0.06m
£2.64m
£0.12m
31st July 2020
£1.92m
£0.07m
£2.75m
£0.11m
31st October 2020
£1.99m
£0.07m
£2.87m
£0.12m
Any date after 30th January 2021
£2.06m
£0.07m
£2.99m
£0.12m
PART 3Amendments to the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018
Amendments to the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 20184
The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 20183 are amended in accordance with this Part.
Amendments to regulation 35 (tariff guarantees)5
1
In regulation 35(11), for “The” substitute “In relation to tariff guarantee applications made before 17th July 2019, the”.
2
After regulation 35(11) insert—
11A
In relation to tariff guarantee applications made on or after 17th July 2019, the guaranteed tariff does not apply where—
a
the tariff start date in relation to an accredited RHI installation is earlier than the date given under paragraph (4)(b) or the tariff start date for a producer of biomethane for injection is earlier than the date given in accordance with paragraph (5)(a);
b
the tariff guarantee has been revoked; or
c
the tariff start date in relation to an accredited RHI installation or producer of biomethane for injection is—
i
183 or more days after the date given in accordance with paragraph (4)(b) or (5)(a); or
ii
after 31st January 2021,
whichever is the earlier.
Amendments to Schedule 7 (degression)6
1
Schedule 7 is amended as follows.
2
For Table 1 (total expenditure) substitute—
Table 1Total expenditure
Assessment date
Total expenditure anticipated for subsequent year £million
31st July 2019
894.04
31st October 2019
920.70
31st January 2020
946.55
30th April 2020
967.99
31st July 2020
983.66
31st October 2020
997.53
Any date after 30th January 2021
1,009.26
3
For Table 2 (forecast for expenditure: plants which generate heat from solid biomass) substitute—
Table 2Forecast for expenditure: plants which generate heat from solid biomass
Assessment Date
Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 60 (£million)
Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date (£million)
31st July 2019
421.00
6.00
31st October 2019
427.00
6.00
31st January 2020
433.00
6.00
30th April 2020
439.00
6.00
31st July 2020
445.00
6.00
31st October 2020
451.00
6.00
Any date after 30th January 2021
457.00
6.00
4
For Table 3 (forecast for expenditure: CHP systems) substitute—
Table 3Forecast for expenditure: CHP systems
Assessment Date
Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 60 (£million)
Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date (£million)
31st July 2019
77.50
1.72
31st October 2019
79.22
1.72
31st January 2020
80.94
1.72
30th April 2020
82.66
1.72
31st July 2020
84.38
1.72
31st October 2020
86.10
1.72
Any date after 30th January 2021
87.82
1.72
5
For Table 4 (forecast for expenditure: ground source heat pumps and shared ground loop systems with an installation capacity of 100kWth or above) substitute—
Table 4Forecast for expenditure: ground source heat pumps and shared ground loop systems with an installation capacity of 100kWth or above
Assessment Date
Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 60 (£million)
Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date (£million)
31st July 2019
26.00
3.00
31st October 2019
29.00
3.00
31st January 2020
32.00
3.00
30th April 2020
35.00
3.00
31st July 2020
38.00
3.00
31st October 2020
41.00
3.00
Any date after 30th January 2021
44.00
3.00
6
For Table 5 (forecast for expenditure: ground source heat pumps and shared ground loop systems with an installation capacity of below 100kWth and air source heat pumps) substitute—
Table 5Forecast for expenditure: ground source heat pumps and shared ground loop systems with an installation capacity of below 100kWth and air source heat pumps
Assessment Date
Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 60 (£million)
Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date (£million)
31st July 2019
9.22
0.64
31st October 2019
9.86
0.64
31st January 2020
10.53
0.66
30th April 2020
11.23
0.70
31st July 2020
11.94
0.71
31st October 2020
12.65
0.71
Any date after 30th January 2021
13.37
0.72
7
For Table 6 (forecast for expenditure: plants which use solar collectors) substitute—
Table 6Forecast for expenditure: plants which use solar collectors
Assessment Date
Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 60 (£million)
Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date (£million)
31st July 2019
1.00
0.50
31st October 2019
1.50
0.50
31st January 2020
2.00
0.50
30th April 2020
2.50
0.50
31st July 2020
3.00
0.50
31st October 2020
3.50
0.50
Any date after 30th January 2021
4.00
0.50
8
For Table 7 (forecast for expenditure: plants which generate heat from biogas with a capacity below 600kWth) substitute—
Table 7Forecast for expenditure: plants which generate heat from biogas with a capacity below 600kWth
Assessment Date
Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 60 (£million)
Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date (£million)
31st July 2019
57.00
0.90
31st October 2019
57.90
0.90
31st January 2020
58.80
0.90
30th April 2020
59.70
0.90
31st July 2020
60.60
0.90
31st October 2020
61.50
0.90
Any date after 30th January 2021
62.40
0.90
9
For Table 8 (forecast for expenditure: producers of biomethane for injection and plants which generate heat from biogas with a capacity of 600kWth and above) substitute—
Table 8Forecast for expenditure: producers of biomethane for injection and plants which generate heat from biogas with a capacity of 600kWth and above
Assessment Date
Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 60 (£million)
Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date (£million)
31st July 2019
389.84
2.00
31st October 2019
391.84
2.00
31st January 2020
393.84
2.00
30th April 2020
395.84
2.00
31st July 2020
397.84
2.00
31st October 2020
399.84
2.00
Any date after 30th January 2021
401.84
2.00
10
For Table 9 (forecast for expenditure: deep geothermal plants) substitute—
Table 9Forecast for expenditure: deep geothermal plants
Assessment Date
Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 60 (£million)
Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date (£million)
31st July 2019
3.30
0.03
31st October 2019
3.33
0.03
31st January 2020
3.36
0.03
30th April 2020
3.38
0.02
31st July 2020
3.41
0.03
31st October 2020
3.43
0.02
Any date after 30th January 2021
3.46
0.03
(This note is not part of the Regulations)