Good news for a Monday afternoon; the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme has just been increased.
Previously the scheme was extended for another year, and today it has been announced that each installation will now receive an increased payment.
The payments now will be:
Solar Thermal: £600 (up from £300)
Air source heat pump: £1,300 (up from £850)
Ground source heat pump £2,300 (up from £1,250)
These represent significant increases on the previous payments.
One caveat has been introduced: each home installing these technologies will now need to undergo a Green Deal assessment. The intention is to ‘help householders think about how renewable heat could fit with energy efficiency improvements for their home and ensure they are advised on choosing the right technology for them’.
It’s not clear how this will affect new builds for whom a Green Deal assessment would be unnecessary. We have tweeted the government minister, when we find out we’ll update this blog.
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