{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-closure-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/regulation-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-closure-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/regulation-11.json",
  "legislation": "nidsr/2026/9780338026613",
  "legislation_title": "The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Closure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-closure-regulations-northern-ireland-2026",
  "path": "regulation/11",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Calculation of annual closure payments",
  "text": "(1) The annual closure payment for an installation of a type set out in Table 1 of Schedule 1 is—\nC x LF x T x 8,760\nwhere—\n(a) C is the capacity of the installation in kWth,\n(b) LF is the load factor, as a percentage,\n(c) T is the tariff for that installation in pence per kWh on the date the payment accrues,\n(d) 8,760 is the number of hours in a year.\n(2) The annual closure payment for an installation of a type set out in Table 2 of Schedule 1 is—\n(C x LF1 x T1 x 8,760) + (C x LF2 x T2 x 8,760)\nwhere—\n(a) C is the capacity of the installation in kWth,\n(b) LF1 is the first 15 percentage points of the load factor, or, where the load factor is less than 15%, the load factor.\n(c) LF2 is the load factor minus LF1, as a percentage,\n(d) T1 is the tier 1 tariff for that installation in pence per kWh on the date the payment accrues,\n(e) T2 is the tier 2 tariff for that installation in pence per kWh on the date the payment accrues, and\n(f) 8,760 is the number of hours in a year.\n(3) Where an annual closure payment is payable in respect of a period of less than 12 months—\n(a) because—\n(i) this is the first annual closure payment under the circumstances set out in regulation 10(4), or\n(ii) closure accreditation has been revoked,\nin the calculation of the annual closure payment, load factor is reduced pro rata by reference to the proportion of the 12 months in respect of which it is payable,\n(b) because ownership has been transferred, the calculation of the annual closure payment is reduced pro rata by reference to the proportion of the 12 months in respect of which it is payable.\n(4) Where—\n(a) paragraph (3)(a)(ii) applies, the relevant tariff rate is the rate in force on the date of revocation,\n(b) paragraph(3)(b) applies, the relevant tariff rate is the rate in force on the date of the updated statement of closure eligibility sent under regulation 24(8).\n(5) Where the load factor is less than 15%, then LF1 is treated as being the load factor.\n(6) The tariff for an installation is determined by reference to its type and capacity, as set out in Schedule 1.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2026/9780338026613/regulation/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:39:52.364958+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}