UK Domestic RHI - A Step Forward, But No Certainty Over Tariffs

UK Domestic RHI - A Step Forward, But No Certainty Over Tariffs PR Newswire EDINBURGH, Scotland, September 20, 2012 EDINBURGH, Scotland, September 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- thToday (20 September 2012) DECC launched the consultation on the proposals for a domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme. While it is positive that the scheme is now being consulted on, DECC has been unable to provide the clarity many in the industry would liked regarding the RHI tariff levels. DECC has proposed broad 'illustrative' tariff ranges of 6.9 -11.5p/kWh for Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP), 12.5 - 17.3p/kWh for Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP), 5.2 - 8.7p/kWh for biomass pellet boilers and 17.3p/kWh for Solar Thermal. It is currently proposed that the final tariff would be fixed over a payment period of 7 years.