Amendments to the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme

What is the new legislation:
The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2016
What is the amended legislation: The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2011; The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014
Who does this affect: Great Britain
When does this change take place: 24th March 2016

These Regulations amend the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2011 and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014 to introduce a number of amendments applying to both schemes or that apply to each scheme separately.

The amendments made are in relation to:

• Change from Retail Price Index (RPI) to Consumer Price Index (CPI)
• Degression Triggers
• Changes to the land criteria requirements
• Clarification of Microgeneration Certification Scheme equivalence
• Tariff rounding to two decimal places
• Solar thermal collectors new at first commissioning
• Ability for Ofgem to request a new EPC and amend RHI payments
• Green Deal Assessment
• Exemption for eligible new build properties from the 183 days occupancy requirement
• Biogas deemed to meet sustainability criteria

The full text of the Regulations may be found here.
 
Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk