Regulation 39 Fossil fuel contamination of solid biomass and fossil fuel used for permitted ancillary purposes

This regulation applies to participants generating heat in an accredited RHI installation where the heat is generated from solid biomass contained in municipal waste.

The periodic support payment calculated in accordance with regulation 37 or 38 shall be reduced pro rata to reflect the proportion of the energy content of the municipal waste used in the relevant quarterly period which was composed of fossil fuel and, where fossil fuel has been used for permitted ancillary purposes in accordance with regulation 28, to reflect the proportion of fossil fuel so used which resulted in the generation of heat.