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Renewable Heat Incentive: providing certainty and improving performance
This consultation asked for views on proposals for the non-domestic RHI relating to longer-term budget management and scheme improvements
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk
Detail
In 2012 DECC consulted on proposals for introducing greater certainty to organisations who are either wanting to join the RHI or existing participants’ as well as improving the application process.
The Government response to the consultation has now been published. This sets out how DECC plans to implement these proposals while ensuring the scheme:
- remains financially sustainable
- offers good value for money for the tax payer
- meets previous commitments to introduce biomass sustainability by setting out sustainability and air quality criteria
- reduces administrative burdens to Ofgem and applicants.
Documents
Renewable Heat Incentive: Providing certainty, improving performanceapplication/pdfImpact Assessment: Longer term budget managementapplication/pdfImpact Assessment: Sustainability requirements for solid and gaseous biomass in the Renewable Heat Incentiveapplication/pdfImpact Assessment: Introduction of air quality requirements into the Renewable Heat Incentiveapplication/pdfConsultation on providing certainty and improving performance: Q&Aapplication/pdfGovernment response to ‘Providing Certainty, improving performance’ July consultationapplication/pdfFinal Impact Assessment for Budget Management in the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive schemeapplication/pdfIntroduction of air quality requirements into the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)application/pdfSustainability requirements for solid and gaseous biomass in the Renewable Heat Incentiveapplication/pdfTariff trigger pointsapplication/pdf