2. The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014(1) are amended in accordance with this Part.
3. In regulation 2 (interpretation), for the definition of “code of practice” substitute—
““code of practice” means—
4. In regulation 17 (accreditation applications)—
(a)in paragraph (4), for “paragraph (6)” substitute “paragraphs (6) and (7)”;
(b)in paragraph (6), for “An” substitute “Subject to paragraph (7), an”;
(c)after paragraph (6) insert—
“(7) Where the first commissioning date for a plant is on or after 1st March 2019, an accreditation application must be received by the Authority before midnight at the end of 31st March 2022.”.
5. In regulation 22 (rejection of accreditation applications), at the end insert—
“(4) Where paragraph (5) applies—
(a)the applicant may make a further accreditation application in relation to the plant mentioned in paragraph (5); and
(b)the accreditation application must be received by the Authority before midnight at the end of 31st March 2022.
(5) This paragraph applies where—
(a)the first commissioning date for a plant is on or after 1st March 2019; and
(b)before 1st April 2021, the Authority rejected an accreditation application in relation to that plant on the basis that the application was not received within 12 months of the first commissioning date for the plant.”.
6.—(1) Schedule 6 (expenditure for individual technologies) is amended as follows.
(2) In Part 1 (biomass plants), for Table 1 substitute—
| Assessment date | Expenditure threshold | Growth threshold | Super expenditure threshold | Super growth threshold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31st January 2021 | £45.68m | £0.77m | £50.67m | £1.05m |
| 30th April 2021 | £39.34m | £0.77m | £44.61m | £1.05m |
| 31st July 2021 | £31.87m | £0.77m | £37.42m | £1.05m |
| 31st October 2021 | £24.58m | £0.77m | £30.41m | £1.05m |
| Any date after 30th January 2022 | £20.22m | £0.77m | £26.33m | £1.05m” |
(3) In Part 2 (air source heat pumps), for Table 2 substitute—
| Assessment date | Expenditure threshold | Growth threshold | Super expenditure threshold | Super growth threshold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31st January 2021 | £57.49m | £3.50m | £77.59m | £5.00m |
| 30th April 2021 | £60.37m | £3.50m | £81.97m | £5.00m |
| 31st July 2021 | £62.99m | £3.50m | £86.09m | £5.00m |
| 31st October 2021 | £65.41m | £3.50m | £90.01m | £5.00m |
| Any date after 30th January 2022 | £67.71m | £3.50m | £93.81m | £5.00m” |
(4) In Part 3 (ground source heat pumps), for Table 3 substitute—
| Assessment date | Expenditure threshold | Growth threshold | Super expenditure threshold | Super growth threshold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31st January 2021 | £40.94m | £1.68m | £56.67m | £2.55m |
| 30th April 2021 | £41.94m | £1.68m | £58.54m | £2.55m |
| 31st July 2021 | £42.70m | £1.68m | £60.17m | £2.55m |
| 31st October 2021 | £43.20m | £1.68m | £61.54m | £2.55m |
| Any date after 30th January 2022 | £43.49m | £1.68m | £62.70m | £2.55m” |
(5) In Part 4 (solar thermal plants), for Table 4 substitute—
| Assessment date | Expenditure threshold | Growth threshold | Super expenditure threshold | Super growth threshold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31st January 2021 | £1.86m | £0.07m | £2.79m | £0.12m |
| 30th April 2021 | £1.82m | £0.07m | £2.80m | £0.12m |
| 31st July 2021 | £1.78m | £0.07m | £2.81m | £0.12m |
| 31st October 2021 | £1.75m | £0.07m | £2.83m | £0.12m |
| Any date after 30th January 2022 | £1.74m | £0.07m | £2.87m | £0.12m” |
S.I. 2014/928, amended by S.I. 2015/143, 2016/257, 2018/610, 2019/1052 and 2020/650. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
Available on the Home Insulation and Energy Systems website (https://www.hiesscheme.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/HIES-Code-of-Practice-Version-N-1.pdf ).
Available on the Renewable Energy Consumer Code website (https://www.recc.org.uk/scheme/consumer-code).