Key terms explained for the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive

There are a number of rules surrounding the receipt of grants. Only grants that relate to the purchase or installation of the heating system are relevant for the Domestic RHI. 

If you received a grant from a public source that went towards the cost of purchasing or installing your heating system you will be required to declare the source and amount of funding that you received. If your grant covered the entire cost of purchase and installation, you will not be eligible for the scheme.  The grant amount will be deducted from your payments on a quarterly basis spread over the 7 year participation in the scheme. Grant funding deductions will be adjusted annually in line with changes in Retail Prices Index (RPI) or Consumer Prices Index Consumer Prices Index (CPI). 

For more information, please see Section 7 of Chapter 2 in the Essential guide.

 

The Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) is a government environmental scheme that provides financial incentives for new anaerobic digestion biomethane plants to increase the proportion of green gas in the gas grid.The scheme is open to applicants in England, Scotland and Wales for four years from 30 November 2021.

Registered participants will receive quarterly payments over a period of 15 years. Payments are based on the amount of eligible biomethane that a participant injects into the gas grid. For more information please see the webpage for the Green Gas Support Scheme.