Consultation outcome

The Renewable Heat Incentive: A reformed and refocused scheme

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
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RHI consultation: government response

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Impact assessment: February 2018

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Impact assessment: December 2016

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Assessment of digestate drying as an eligible heat use in the Renewable Heat Incentive

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Assessment of impact on biogas producers of proposed changes to sustainability criteria

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Annex to the report on the assessment of impact on biogas producers of proposed changes to sustainability criteria

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Detail of outcome

Update May 2018

The RHI Reform Regulations entered into force on 22 May 2018 and are published on legislation.gov.uk:

Detailed guidance on the regulations is available on Ofgem’s Non-Domestic RHI and Domestic RHI websites.

Update February 2018

Updated Impact Assessment published.

Government response published 14 December 2016

The government has published a response to the consultation on reforms to the Renewable Heat Incentive. These reforms will ensure that the scheme:

  • focuses on long-term decarbonisation: promoting the deployment of the right technologies for the right uses, while ensuring the RHI contributes to both our decarbonisation targets and to the UK’s renewable energy target
  • offers better value for money and protects consumers: improving how costs are controlled, giving consumers more confidence in the performance of particular technologies and addressing potential loopholes in the scheme
  • supports supply chain growth and challenges the market to deliver: driving cost reductions and innovation to help build growing markets that provide quality to consumers and are sustainable without Government support in future.

There were a total of 370 responses during the formal period of the consultation. These were from a range of respondents including private individuals, consumers, installer companies, supply chain companies, industry, trade bodies, public bodies and academic institutions. A wide range of views were expressed in these responses. Further details on the policy and the government’s process for reform are in the response to the consultation, the impact assessment and accompanying reports.


Original consultation

Summary

This consultation outlines and seeks views on the government’s proposed reforms to the existing Domestic and Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive schemes.

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Consultation description

The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) was introduced to support households, businesses, public bodies and charities in transitioning from conventional forms of heating to renewable alternatives. In November 2015, the government renewed its commitment to the transition to a low carbon economy by confirming a continued budget for the RHI. Alongside this, the government also wishes to reform the scheme to ensure it meets its objectives in a manner which: is affordable; offers value for money; promotes deployment of those technologies which are likely to be strategically important in the long-term; contributes to the development of sustainable markets; promotes widespread access, and; incorporates robust scheme design. The consultation sets out and seeks views on the government’s package of proposals to achieve these aims.

Documents

Renewable Heat Incentive: a reformed and refocussed scheme: consultation document

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Impact Assessment: March 2016

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Non-Domestic RHI and domestic RHI installation cost estimate: October 2015

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Updates to this page

Published 3 March 2016
Last updated 25 May 2018 + show all updates
  1. The RHI Reform Regulations entered into force on 22 May 2018.

  2. Updated impact assessment added, and links to Regulations published.

  3. Consultation response and associated documents.

  4. First published.

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