
2011 No. 2860
Energy
The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2011  (revoked)
Made 27th November 2011
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
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PART 1 Introductory provisions
Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Renewable heat incentive scheme
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PART 2 Eligibility and matters relating to eligibility
CHAPTER 1
Eligible installations
Eligible installations
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CHAPTER 2
Eligibility criteria for technologies
Eligible installations generating heat from solid biomass
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RHI emission certificates
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Eligible installations generating heat from solid biomass contained in municipal waste
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Eligible installations generating heat using solar collectors
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Eligible installations generating heat using ground source heat pumps
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Eligible installations generating heat using air source heat pumps
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Eligible installations which are CHP systems
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Eligible installations which are new solid biomass CHP systems
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Eligible installations generating heat using geothermal sources
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Eligible installations generating heat using biogas
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Other eligibility requirements for technologies
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Certification for installation of Microgeneration heating equipment
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Plants comprised of more than one plant
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Excluded plants
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CHAPTER 3
Eligibility criteria in relation to metering and steam measuring
Metering of plants in simple systems
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Metering of plants in complex systems
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Metering in respect of new applications for accreditation
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Metering in respect of new applications for accreditation in respect of ground source or air source heat pumps
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Shared meters
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Metering of CHP systems generating electricity only before 15th July 2009
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Matters relating to all heat meters and steam measuring equipment
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Additional metering requirements for plants generating heat from biogas
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PART 3 Accreditation and registration
Applications for accreditation
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Treatment of grants from public funds
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Changes in ownership
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Changes in location of accredited RHI installations
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Producers of biomethane
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Preliminary accreditation
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Preliminary registration of biomethane producers
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PART 4 Ongoing obligations for participants
CHAPTER 1
Ongoing obligations relating to the use of solid biomass to generate heat
Interpretation
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Participants using solid biomass contained in ... waste
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Participants using solid biomass in accredited RHI installations with an installation capacity of 1MWth or above
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Participants using solid biomass in accredited RHI installations with an installation capacity of between 45kWth and 1MWth
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CHAPTER 2
Ongoing obligations relating to the use of biogas to generate heat and the production of biomethane for injection
Biogas produced from gasification or pyrolysis
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Participants generating heat from biogas
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Biomethane producers
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CHAPTER 3
Ongoing obligations relating to other matters
Ongoing obligations: general
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Ongoing obligations: emissions from biomass
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Ongoing obligations in relation to metering
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Ongoing obligations in relation to the provision of information
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Sustainable solid biomass etc
Interpretation
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Ongoing obligation to use sustainable solid biomass or biogas or to produce sustainable biomethane
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Information to be provided to the Authority in relation to the use of sustainable solid biomass etc
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Sustainability audit reports
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Schemes for listing approved sustainable fuels
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PART 5 Periodic support payments
Payment of periodic support payments to participants
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Calculation of initial tariffs on or after the relevant date
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Calculation of initial tariffs for certain installations and biomethane producers with tariff start dates before 1st January 2018
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Calculation of A for tariff start dates before the fifth relevant date 
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Calculation of A for tariff start dates on or after 1st January 2018
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Calculation of B
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Calculation of C
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Expenditure forecast statement and tariff change notice
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Determination of increase in expenditure forecasts for 1st September 2014 expenditure forecast statement
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Periodic support payments for accredited RHI installations in simple systems
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Periodic support payments accredited RHI installations for complex systems
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Periodic support payments for new accredited RHI installations
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Periodic support payments for CHP systems using biomass or biogas in combination with other sources of energy
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                CHP systems accredited in relation to the Renewables Obligation
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Periodic support payments for new solid biomass CHP systems
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Fossil fuel contamination of solid biomass and fossil fuel used for permitted ancillary purposes
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Fossil fuel contamination adjustment to periodic support payments for producers and combusters of biogas produced from gasification and pyrolysis
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Periodic support payments to producers of biomethane
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Calculation of heat loss in certain circumstances
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PART 6 Additional RHI capacity
Treatment of additional RHI capacity
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Additional capacity for biomethane production
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PART 7 Enforcement
Power to temporarily withhold periodic support payments to investigate alleged non-compliance
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Power to suspend periodic support payments where ongoing failure to comply
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Power to permanently withhold or reduce a participant's periodic support payments
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Revocation of accreditation or registration
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Overpayment notices and offsetting
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PART 8 Revocation of sanctions
Revocation of Part 7 sanctions
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PART 9 Inspection
Power to inspect accredited RHI installations and equipment used to produce biomethane 
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PART 10 Reviews
Right of review
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PART 10A Restriction of entry to the scheme
Circumstances in which entry to the scheme is restricted
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Interpretation
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PART 11 Administrative Functions of the Authority and notices
Publication of guidance and tariffs
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Provision of information to the Authority etc
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Reporting obligations
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Additional information
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Notices
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SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE A1
Content of RHI emission certificates
Regulation 5A(3)
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SCHEDULE 1
Information required for accreditation and registration

Regulations 22, 24, 25, 26 and 36
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SCHEDULE 2
Provision of information in relation to the use of biomass in certain circumstances
 regulation 36C(7) 
Information to be provided to the Authority where biomass is used for combustion or production of biomethane
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SCHEDULENonBreakingSpace2A
Greenhouse gas criteria
Regulation 36A
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SCHEDULE 2B
Land criteria
Regulation 36A
PARTNonBreakingSpace1 Interpretation
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PARTNonBreakingSpace2 Land criteria for solid biomass which is wood or wholly derived from wood, excluding energy crops
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PARTNonBreakingSpace3 Land criteria for other solid biomass including energy crops
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SCHEDULE 3
Tariffs

Regulation 37

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SCHEDULENonBreakingSpace3A
New tariffs for plants generating heat from solid biomass with a capacity of 1 MWth or above, ground source heat pumps and solar collectors
Regulation 37(9)

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SCHEDULENonBreakingSpace3B
New tariffs for new solid biomass CHP systems, deep geothermal energy, biogas combustion with a capacity of 200kWth and above and air source heat pumps
Regulation 37(10)

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SCHEDULENonBreakingSpace3C
New biomethane tariffs
Regulation 37

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New tariffs
Regulations 37, 37AA and 37BA

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SCHEDULE 4
Total expenditure
Regulations 37C and 37D

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Expenditure in relation to individual technologies
Regulations 37C and 37D
PART 1 Small biomass plants
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PART 2 Medium biomass plants
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PART 3 Large biomass plants
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PART 4 Heat pumps (except air source heat pumps)
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PART 5 Plants using solar collectors
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PART 6 Producers of biomethane for injection and plants which generate heat from biogas
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PART 7 New biomass CHP systems
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PART 8 Deep geothermal plants
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PART 9 Air source heat pumps
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