The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2011

Made: 27th November 2011

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

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PART 1 — Introductory provisions

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Renewable heat incentive scheme

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PART 2 — Eligibility and matters relating to eligibility

CHAPTER 1 — Eligible installations

Eligible installations

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CHAPTER 2 — Eligibility criteria for technologies

Eligible installations generating heat from solid biomass

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Eligible installations generating heat from solid biomass contained in municipal waste

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Eligible installations generating heat using solar collectors

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Eligible installations generating heat using solar collectors

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Eligible installations which are CHP systems

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Eligible installations generating heat using air source heat pumps

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Eligible installations generating heat using geothermal sources

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Other eligibility requirements for technologies

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MCS certification for microgeneration heating equipment

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Plants comprised of more than one plant

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Excluded plants

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CHAPTER 3 — Eligibility criteria in relation to metering and steam measuring

Metering of plants in simple systems

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Metering of plants in complex systems

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Shared meters

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Metering of CHP systems generating electricity only before 15th July 2009

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Matters relating to all heat meters and steam measuring equipment

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Additional metering requirements for plants generating heat from biogas

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PART 3 — Accreditation and registration

Applications for accreditation

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Exceptions to duty to accredit

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Changes in ownership

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Producers of biomethane

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Preliminary accreditation

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PART 4 — Ongoing obligations for participants

CHAPTER 1 — Ongoing obligations relating to the use of solid biomass to generate heat

Interpretation

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Participants using solid biomass contained in ... waste

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Participants using solid biomass in accredited RHI installations with an installation capacity of 1MWth or above

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Participants using solid biomass in accredited RHI installations with an installation capacity of between 45kWth and 1MWth

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CHAPTER 2 — Ongoing obligations relating to the use of biogas to generate heat and the production of biomethane for injection

Biogas produced from gasification or pyrolysis

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Participants generating heat from biogas

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Biomethane producers

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CHAPTER 3 — Ongoing obligations relating to other matters

Ongoing obligations: general

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Ongoing obligations in relation to metering

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Ongoing obligations in relation to the provision of information

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PART 5 — Periodic support payments

Payment of periodic support payments to participants

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Periodic support payments for accredited RHI installations in simple systems

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Periodic support payments accredited RHI installations for complex systems

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Fossil fuel contamination of solid biomass and fossil fuel used for permitted ancillary purposes

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Fossil fuel contamination adjustment to periodic support payments for producers and combusters of biogas produced from gasification and pyrolysis

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Periodic support payments to producers of biomethane

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PART 6 — Additional RHI capacity

Treatment of additional RHI capacity

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PART 7 — Enforcement

Power to temporarily withhold periodic support payments to investigate alleged non-compliance

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Power to suspend periodic support payments where ongoing failure to comply

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Power to permanently withhold or reduce a participant's periodic support payments

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Revocation of accreditation or registration

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Overpayment notices and offsetting

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PART 8 — Revocation of sanctions

Revocation of Part 7 sanctions

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PART 9 — Inspection

Power to inspect accredited RHI installations and equipment used to produce biomethane

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PART 10 — Reviews

Right of review

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PART 11 — Administrative Functions of the Authority and notices

Publication of guidance and tariffs

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Reporting obligations

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Additional information

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Notices

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SCHEDULE 1 — Information required for accreditation and registration

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SCHEDULE 2 — Provision of information in relation to the use of biomass in certain circumstances

Information to be provided to the Authority where biomass is used for combustion or production of biomethane

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SCHEDULE 3 — Tariffs

Tariff name	Sources of energy or technology	Installation capacity	Tariff (pence/kWh)
Small commercial biomass	Solid biomass including solid biomass contained in municipal solid waste and CHP	Less than 200kWth	Tier 1: 7.9 Tier 2: 2.0
Medium commercial Biomass	As above	200kWth and above up to but not including 1MWth	Tier 1: 4.9 Tier 2: 2.0
Large commercial biomass	As above	1MWth and above	1.0
Small commercial heat pumps	Ground source heat pump, water source heat pump, deep geothermal	Less than 100kWth	4.5
Large commercial heat pumps	As above	100kWth and above	3.2
All Solar collectors	Solar collectors	Below 200kWth	8.5
Biomethane and biogas combustion	Biomethane injection and biogas combustion	All biomethane injection and biogas combustion below 200kWth	6.8

Signed

Gregory Barker — Minister of State — 2011-11-27

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2008 c.32. Section 100 is amended by S.I. 2011/2195, which was made on 5.9.11 and came into force on 6.9.11.

[^f00002]: 1986 c.44; section 7 was amended by the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27), section 3(2), section 76, section 108, Schedule 6, Part I, paragraphs 1 and 4 and Schedule 8 and the Energy Act 2004 (c.20), section 149, subsections (1) and (5), section 197(9) and Schedule 23, Part I.

[^f00003]: Details of which are available at www.microgenerationcertification.org.

[^f00004]: ISBN 0580294153. Copies can be obtained from the British Standards Institution at www.bsigroup.com.

[^f00005]: OJ L 135, 30.4.2004, p. 1, amended by Commission Directive 2009/137/EC (OJ L 294, 11.11.2009, p. 7).

[^f00006]: 2003 c.33.

[^f00007]: Section 5(6) to (10) was inserted by section 149(1) and (3) of the Energy Act 2004 (c.20).

[^f00008]: S.I. 2009/785, amended by S.I. 2010/1107 and S.I. 2011/984.

[^f00009]: S.S.I. 2009/140, amended by S.S.I. 2010/147 and S.S.I 2011/225.

[^f00010]: A copy is available on www.chpqa.decc.gov.uk.

[^f00011]: 2003 c.33. Section 24 was amended by section 209(1)(a) and (b) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Heath Act 2007 (c.28).

[^f00012]: ISBN 0580194825. Copies can be obtained from the British Standards Institution: www.bsi-global.com/en/.

[^f00013]: 1990 c.43. Section 75(2) was substituted by section 120(1) of and paragraph 88(1) and (2) of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 (c.25) and a Schedule 2B (Categories of Waste) was inserted by paragraph 95 of that Schedule.

[^f00014]: Section 30(3) was amended by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c.19), section 66(8), paragraph 17(3) of Schedule 9 and Schedule 18 and subsection (3)(c) was substituted by section 180(1) of and paragraph 167(3) of Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39).

[^f00015]: Paragraph (f) of section 30(2) was substituted by paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c.19) and paragraph (g) was amended by section 180(1) of and paragraph 167(3) of Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39).