Regulation 7 Regulation 9 amended (requirements for heat pumps)

for sub-paragraph (b), substitute—

“(b)

it has a capacity of—

(i)

no more than 45 kilowatt thermal; or

(ii)

no more than 300 kilowatt thermal, in the case of a shared ground loop system only; or

(iii)

no more than a combined capacity of 70 kilowatt thermal, if it is installed in combination with one or more additional heat pumps,”,

for sub-paragraph (d), substitute—

“(d)

if it is an air-to-water heat pump, or a ground source heat pump, it has a seasonal coefficient of performance of at least 2.8, determined in accordance with the standard approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 4(1)(c) which is applicable when the plant is first commissioned, and”,

in sub-paragraph (e), omit “and”,

omit sub-paragraph (f),

for sub-paragraph (a)(ii), substitute—

“(ii)

for the purpose of space heating—

(aa)

if it is an air-to-water heat pump, or a ground source heat pump, using liquid as a medium to deliver that heat, or

(bb)

if it is an air-to-air heat pump, using air as a medium to deliver that heat,”,

for sub-paragraph (b), substitute—

“(b)

it is capable of meeting the full space heating and hot water heating demands of that property, whether alone or in combination with supplementary appliances that are not biomass boilers,”,

after sub-paragraph (b), insert—

“(ba)

it has sufficient kilowatt thermal capacity to meet the full space heating demand for the eligible property alone, whether or not it is installed alongside a supplementary appliance, and”,

for sub-paragraph (c), substitute—

“(c)

it replaces the heat generating components of the original heating system installed in that property (where applicable), other than any supplementary appliance.”.