# The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2019 S.I. 2019/1052 · made 26 June 2019 This instrument amends the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014 (“the 2014 Regulations”) and the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018 (“the 2018 Regulations”). The 2014 Regulations established the domestic renewable heat incentive scheme, under which owners of plants which generate heat from specified renewable sources in domestic properties may receive payments at prescribed rates (“tariffs”). The 2018 Regulations revoked and replaced the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2011, which established the non-domestic renewable heat incentive scheme, under which owners of non-domestic plants which generate heat from specified renewable sources, and producers of biomethane for injection, receive payments for heat used for eligible purposes. Made under: Energy Act 2008 (Section 100, Section 104) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-and-domestic-renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-amendment-regulations-2019/pdf/uksi_20191052_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-and-domestic-renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-amendment-regulations-2019/pdf/uksiem_20191052_en.pdf ## Introductory text Energy Made 11:00 a.m. on 26th June 2019 Laid before Parliament 2:00 p.m. on 26th June 2019 Coming into force 17th July 2019 The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 100(1), 100(2)(a) and (b) and 104(2) of the Energy Act 2008. In accordance with section 100(7) of that Act, the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the Scottish Ministers to the making of these Regulations. ## Part 1: Introduction ## 1 Citation and commencement These Regulations may be cited as the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 17th July 2019. ## Part 2: Amendments to the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014 ## 2 Amendments to the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014 The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014 are amended in accordance with this Part. ## 3 Amendments to Schedule 6 (expenditure for individual technologies) (1) Schedule 6 is amended as follows. (2) In Part 1 (biomass plants), for Table 1 substitute— “ Table 1 Assessment Date Expenditure threshold Growth threshold Super expenditure threshold Super growth threshold 31st July 2019 £46.82m £0.66m £50.15m £0.93m 31st October 2019 £47.48m £0.66m £51.09m £0.94m 31st January 2020 £48.18m £0.70m £52.06m £0.97m 30th April 2020 £48.94m £0.76m £53.10m £1.04m 31st July 2020 £49.70m £0.76m £54.14m £1.04m 31st October 2020 £50.47m £0.77m £55.18m £1.04m Any date after 30th January 2021 £51.24m £0.77m £56.23m £1.05m ” (3) In Part 2 (air source heat pumps), for Table 2 substitute— “ Table 2 Assessment Date Expenditure threshold Growth threshold Super expenditure threshold Super growth threshold 31st July 2019 £37.00m £3.50m £48.10m £5.00m 31st October 2019 £40.50m £3.50m £53.10m £5.00m 31st January 2020 £44.00m £3.50m £58.10m £5.00m 30th April 2020 £47.50m £3.50m £63.10m £5.00m 31st July 2020 £51.00m £3.50m £68.10m £5.00m 31st October 2020 £54.50m £3.50m £73.10m £5.00m Any date after 30th January 2021 £58.00m £3.50m £78.10m £5.00m ” (4) In Part 3 (ground source heat pumps), for Table 3 substitute— “ Table 3 Assessment Date Expenditure threshold Growth threshold Super expenditure threshold Super growth threshold 31st July 2019 £31.67m £1.56m £42.15m £2.43m 31st October 2019 £33.24m £1.57m £44.60m £2.45m 31st January 2020 £34.84m £1.60m £47.08m £2.48m 30th April 2020 £36.48m £1.64m £49.59m £2.52m 31st July 2020 £38.14m £1.66m £52.12m £2.53m 31st October 2020 £39.80m £1.66m £54.66m £2.54m Any date after 30th January 2021 £41.48m £1.68m £57.21m £2.55m ” (5) In Part 4 (solar thermal plants), for Table 4 substitute— “ Table 4 Assessment Date Expenditure threshold Growth threshold Super expenditure threshold Super growth threshold 31st July 2019 £1.65m £0.06m £2.28m £0.12m 31st October 2019 £1.72m £0.07m £2.40m £0.12m 31st January 2020 £1.79m £0.07m £2.52m £0.12m 30th April 2020 £1.85m £0.06m £2.64m £0.12m 31st July 2020 £1.92m £0.07m £2.75m £0.11m 31st October 2020 £1.99m £0.07m £2.87m £0.12m Any date after 30th January 2021 £2.06m £0.07m £2.99m £0.12m ” ## Part 3: Amendments to the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018 ## 4 Amendments to the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018 The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018 are amended in accordance with this Part. ## 5 Amendments to regulation 35 (tariff guarantees) (1) In regulation 35(11), for “The” substitute “In relation to tariff guarantee applications made before 17th July 2019, the”. (2) After regulation 35(11) insert— “(11A) In relation to tariff guarantee applications made on or after 17th July 2019, the guaranteed tariff does not apply where— (a) the tariff start date in relation to an accredited RHI installation is earlier than the date given under paragraph (4)(b) or the tariff start date for a producer of biomethane for injection is earlier than the date given in accordance with paragraph (5)(a); (b) the tariff guarantee has been revoked; or (c) the tariff start date in relation to an accredited RHI installation or producer of biomethane for injection is— (i) 183 or more days after the date given in accordance with paragraph (4)(b) or (5)(a); or (ii) after 31st January 2021, whichever is the earlier.”. ## 6 Amendments to Schedule 7 (degression) (1) Schedule 7 is amended as follows. (2) For Table 1 (total expenditure) substitute— “ Table 1 Total expenditure Assessment date Total expenditure anticipated for subsequent year £million 31st July 2019 894.04 31st October 2019 920.70 31st January 2020 946.55 30th April 2020 967.99 31st July 2020 983.66 31st October 2020 997.53 Any date after 30th January 2021 1,009.26 ” (3) For Table 2 (forecast for expenditure: plants which generate heat from solid biomass) substitute— “ Table 2 Forecast for expenditure: plants which generate heat from solid biomass Assessment Date Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 60 (£million) Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date (£million) 31st July 2019 421.00 6.00 31st October 2019 427.00 6.00 31st January 2020 433.00 6.00 30th April 2020 439.00 6.00 31st July 2020 445.00 6.00 31st October 2020 451.00 6.00 Any date after 30th January 2021 457.00 6.00 ” (4) For Table 3 (forecast for expenditure: CHP systems) substitute— “ Table 3 Forecast for expenditure: CHP systems Assessment Date Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 60 (£million) Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date (£million) 31st July 2019 77.50 1.72 31st October 2019 79.22 1.72 31st January 2020 80.94 1.72 30th April 2020 82.66 1.72 31st July 2020 84.38 1.72 31st October 2020 86.10 1.72 Any date after 30th January 2021 87.82 1.72 ” (5) For Table 4 (forecast for expenditure: ground source heat pumps and shared ground loop systems with an installation capacity of 100kWth or above) substitute— “ Table 4 Forecast for expenditure: ground source heat pumps and shared ground loop systems with an installation capacity of 100kWth or above Assessment Date Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 60 (£million) Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date (£million) 31st July 2019 26.00 3.00 31st October 2019 29.00 3.00 31st January 2020 32.00 3.00 30th April 2020 35.00 3.00 31st July 2020 38.00 3.00 31st October 2020 41.00 3.00 Any date after 30th January 2021 44.00 3.00 ” (6) For Table 5 (forecast for expenditure: ground source heat pumps and shared ground loop systems with an installation capacity of below 100kWth and air source heat pumps) substitute— “ Table 5 Forecast for expenditure: ground source heat pumps and shared ground loop systems with an installation capacity of below 100kWth and air source heat pumps Assessment Date Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 60 (£million) Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date (£million) 31st July 2019 9.22 0.64 31st October 2019 9.86 0.64 31st January 2020 10.53 0.66 30th April 2020 11.23 0.70 31st July 2020 11.94 0.71 31st October 2020 12.65 0.71 Any date after 30th January 2021 13.37 0.72 ” (7) For Table 6 (forecast for expenditure: plants which use solar collectors) substitute— “ Table 6 Forecast for expenditure: plants which use solar collectors Assessment Date Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 60 (£million) Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date (£million) 31st July 2019 1.00 0.50 31st October 2019 1.50 0.50 31st January 2020 2.00 0.50 30th April 2020 2.50 0.50 31st July 2020 3.00 0.50 31st October 2020 3.50 0.50 Any date after 30th January 2021 4.00 0.50 ” (8) For Table 7 (forecast for expenditure: plants which generate heat from biogas with a capacity below 600kWth) substitute— “ Table 7 Forecast for expenditure: plants which generate heat from biogas with a capacity below 600kWth Assessment Date Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 60 (£million) Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date (£million) 31st July 2019 57.00 0.90 31st October 2019 57.90 0.90 31st January 2020 58.80 0.90 30th April 2020 59.70 0.90 31st July 2020 60.60 0.90 31st October 2020 61.50 0.90 Any date after 30th January 2021 62.40 0.90 ” (9) For Table 8 (forecast for expenditure: producers of biomethane for injection and plants which generate heat from biogas with a capacity of 600kWth and above) substitute— “ Table 8 Forecast for expenditure: producers of biomethane for injection and plants which generate heat from biogas with a capacity of 600kWth and above Assessment Date Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 60 (£million) Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date (£million) 31st July 2019 389.84 2.00 31st October 2019 391.84 2.00 31st January 2020 393.84 2.00 30th April 2020 395.84 2.00 31st July 2020 397.84 2.00 31st October 2020 399.84 2.00 Any date after 30th January 2021 401.84 2.00 ” (10) For Table 9 (forecast for expenditure: deep geothermal plants) substitute— “ Table 9 Forecast for expenditure: deep geothermal plants Assessment Date Expenditure threshold when calculating C for the purposes of regulation 60 (£million) Anticipated increase in expenditure since previous assessment date (£million) 31st July 2019 3.30 0.03 31st October 2019 3.33 0.03 31st January 2020 3.36 0.03 30th April 2020 3.38 0.02 31st July 2020 3.41 0.03 31st October 2020 3.43 0.02 Any date after 30th January 2021 3.46 0.03 ” ## Signature Chris Skidmore Minister of State Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 11:00 a.m. on 26th June 2019 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) This instrument amends the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014 (“the 2014 Regulations”) and the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018 (“the 2018 Regulations”). The 2014 Regulations established the domestic renewable heat incentive scheme, under which owners of plants which generate heat from specified renewable sources in domestic properties may receive payments at prescribed rates (“tariffs”). The 2018 Regulations revoked and replaced the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2011, which established the non-domestic renewable heat incentive scheme, under which owners of non-domestic plants which generate heat from specified renewable sources, and producers of biomethane for injection, receive payments for heat used for eligible purposes. Amendments to the 2014 Regulations Part 2 of these Regulations adjusts the expenditure thresholds in the tables in Schedule 6 in order to align the triggers to the latest deployment assumptions. Deployment assumptions means the level of applicants anticipated to apply to the scheme for each technology or group of technologies. Amendments to the 2018 Regulations Part 3 of these Regulations amends the 2018 Regulations. Regulation 5 amends regulation 35 in order to extend the availability of tariff guarantees to 31 January 2021 where an application is made on or after 17 July 2019. Regulation 6 amends the expenditure thresholds in Schedule 7 in order to align the triggers to the latest deployment assumptions. A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector will be published during summer 2019, and will be available from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET. The Explanatory Memorandum will be published alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1052 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-and-domestic-renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-amendment-regulations-2019 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.