• Financial Incentives available now
• New tariff-based payment incentives coming soon
In March 2011, the UK Government announced the details of their Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).
The Renewable Heat Incentive is designed to provide financial support that encourages individuals, communities and businesses to switch from using fossil fuel for heating, to renewables such as wood fuel. The Energy Saving Trust will be administering the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme as part of the RHI.
Renewable Heat Premium Payment
The Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme has been announced and you can make an application now. There is around £12m available to householders in Scotland, England and Wales who install from 1 August 2011.
Renewable Heat Incentive
People in receipt of the Renewable Heat Premium Payments will be able to apply for the full RHI tariff support once the scheme is introduced in Autumn 2012, as will anybody who has installed an eligible technology since 15th July 2009. However, the Government has not yet published its proposals for how the Renewable Heat Incentive will work in the domestic sector, so there is no guarantee at this stage that those of you who are eligible for a Renewable Heat Premium Payment grant will also be eligible for the Renewable Heat Incentive.
For more information about grants, please see our Government Grants page.
