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RHI regulations passed Parliament

RHI regulations passed Parliament

04 June 2018

The latest RHI regulations have passed Parliament and have now been fully implemented. The regulations can be found herehere, and here.

The changes included the removal of wood fuel drying, waste drying or processing, and domestic swimming pools on Non-domestic premises as eligible uses of heat and changes to efficiency thresholds for solid biomass Combined Heat and Power plant (implementation of 20% power efficiency threshold, up from 10%)

Biomass boiler replacement and remaining in the RHI will now be allowed where an original installation breaks down. An amendment to the regulations will be introduced to enable participants to replace their plant with a new 'like-for-like' replacement and stay on the same tariff for the remainder of their participation on the scheme.

The latest RHI statistical releases can be downloaded here:

Degression announcement and quarterly forecasts for estimated committed Non-Domestic RHI expenditure for the next 12 month and for current financial commitments against the triggers.

Degression announcement and quarterly forecasts for estimated committed Domestic RHI expenditure for the next 12 month and for current financial commitments against the triggers.

RHI deployment data: April showing the latest applications, generated heat, and system capacity within the RHI.