Regulations Amending DRHI to Come Into Force on 1 April

Regulations amending the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (DRHI) will come into force on 1 April 2021.

The amendments, which incorporate changes proposed in November and actions detailed in the Government’s subsequent response, include the following:

  • relax the current ‘12 month rule’ in the DRHI regulations to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. The rule requires accreditation applications to be made within 12 months of the commissioning date of the renewable heating system. This will allow installations with a commissioning date on or after 1 March 2019 to apply for accreditation to the domestic RHI until the scheme closes on 31 March 2022
  • update the degression triggers calculation to remove installations that reach the end of their 7 year tariff lifetime on the scheme during the scheme extension period in 2021 to 2022
  • update reference in the domestic RHI regulations to the new version of the HIES code of conduct (and date that it comes into force).

The changes aim to achieve the following objectives:

  • ensure a smooth transition to future support schemes for low carbon heat by extending the domestic RHI for a further year and introducing a third allocation of Tariff Guarantees (TGs)
  • ensure existing non-domestic RHI tariff guarantee projects can meet their commissioning deadlines in light of COVID-19 related delays
  • provide additional time for existing non-tariff guarantee eligible non-domestic RHI (NDRHI) projects to commission in light of COVID-19 related delays
  • ensure domestic RHI participants who have been unable to meet the 12 month rule requirements due to COVID related restrictions can access the scheme
  • introduce minor administrative changes to the domestic RHI

More information on the changes is available here.

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