# The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018, Regulation 10: Eligible installations generating heat using air source heat pumps


This regulation applies if the plant complies with all of the following requirements—
(a) it is an air source heat pump;
(b) in the case of a plant with an installation capacity of 45kWth or less, the plant meets the requirements in regulation 18;
(c) it has a coefficient of performance of at least 2.9;
(d) it has been designed and installed to operate with a seasonal performance factor of at least 2.5;
(e) it is not designed to provide cooling; and
(f) it is not designed to use heat in air which has been expelled—
(i) from a building; or
(ii) directly from a process which generates heat.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111166734/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-regulations-2018/regulation-10
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