PART 2Eligibility and matters relating to eligibility

CHAPTER 2Eligibility criteria for technologies

Plants comprised of more than one plant14

1

Subject to paragraph (2), and without prejudice to regulation 43(5)(b), the eligibility criteria are not met if the plant is comprised of more than one plant.

2

Where two or more plants—

a

use the same source of energy and technology,

b

form part of the same heating system, and

c

are not accredited RHI installations,

those plants (the “component plants”) are to be regarded as a single plant for the purposes of paragraph (1) provided that paragraph (3) applies.

3

This paragraph applies where each component plant meets the eligibility criteria; and for that purpose a component plant can be taken to meet the eligibility criteria notwithstanding that regulation 13 does not apply.