The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2021 No. 76

PART 3 Amendment of the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018

CHAPTER 7 Amendment of Part 7

Amendment of regulation 73 (periodic support payments to producers of biomethane)

33.  In regulation 73 (periodic support payments to producers of biomethane)—

(a) in paragraph (1), after “31(2)” insert “, 32A”;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in the definition of “eligible biomethane”, after “all biomethane” insert “or the notified proportion of biomethane”;

(ii) in the formula for determining eligible biomethane, in paragraph (a)(i), for “of all biomethane in kWh” substitute “(in kWh) of all biomethane or the notified proportion of biomethane”;

(c) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) In paragraph (2), “notified proportion of biomethane” means the proportion of biomethane which the participant specifies in a notice to the Authority as the proportion of the total amount of biomethane (in kWh) injected in a quarterly period which is to be taken into account when determining the amount of eligible biomethane for that quarterly period.

(2B) The notified proportion of biomethane must be taken into account in determining values C to G in the formula in paragraph (2).

(2C) A participant must notify the Authority of the total amount of biomethane (in kWh) injected in a quarterly period.”.