Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)

On 10 March 2011, the Government announced the details of the Renewable Heat Incentive. The scheme started for commercial buildings November 2011.
Key aspects of the RHI for the non-domestic sector

• For small and medium-sized installations (up to and including 45kWth), both installers and equipment to be certified under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) or equivalent standard, helping to ensure quality assurance and consumer protection
• Tariff levels have been calculated to bridge the financial gap between the cost of conventional and renewable heat systems. For solar thermal this will be 8.5pence/kWh
• Heat output to be metered and the support calculated from the amount of heat used for eligible purposes, multiplied by the tariff level
• Payments will be made quarterly over a 20 year period
• Eligible non-domestic installations completed after 15 July 2009, but before the start of the RHI, will be eligible for support as if they had been installed on the date of its introduction
• The Gas and Electricity Market Authority (Ofgem) will administer the RHI including: dealing with applications; accrediting installations; making incentive payments to recipients; and monitoring compliance with the rules and conditions of the scheme

All solar collectors supplied by Lochinvar ltd will qualify for the RHI as they are all accredited under the Solar Keymark Scheme which is an MCS approved equivalent standard. In addition our solar installation partners are accredited with MCS.

Please visit http://www.decc.gov.uk/rhi for further details on the scheme.