# The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014, Regulation 5: Requirements for heat pumps


Where the plant is a heat pump, the applicable requirements referred to in regulation 3(a) are that—
(a) it provides heating—
(i) solely to a single eligible property; and
(ii) for an eligible purpose using liquid as a medium for delivering that heat;
(b) it meets the requirements set out in the standards for heat pumps specified in paragraph 1(4)(a), (b), (c) or (d) of Schedule 1 which are applicable on the plant’s first commissioning date;
(c) it has a seasonal performance factor of 2.5 or above;
(d) it uses a compressor which is driven by electricity; and
(e) if it is an air source heat pump, it is not designed to use heat in air which has been expelled from an appliance or building.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111111192/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-domestic-renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-regulations-2014/regulation-5
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