Launch of Renewable Heat Premium Payment Scheme

Monday, 25 July 2011

The Department of Energy and Climate Change ( DECC) has announced the launch of the Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme, which provides householders across the country with a subsidy towards the cost of installing air and ground source heat pumps, solar thermal systems and biomass boilers.

The RHPP scheme will open for applications on 1st August and will focus on households off the gas grid for heat pumps, while on gas grid properties are also eligible for solar thermal.

Households will need to demonstrate minimum levels of energy efficiency to comply with the requirements and may also be asked to included in monitoring of the system to provide feedback to DECC.

The scheme will be managed by the Energy Savings Trust on a "voucher" based system, similar to the recent boiler scrappage scheme.

The funding levels available are:

  • Ground source heat pumps - £1250 grant (for homes without mains gas heating)
  • Air source heat pumps - £950 grant (for homes without mains gas heating)
  • Solar thermal - £300 grant (available to all households, regardless of the type of heating system used)

Funding is available for MCS accredited products only.

£3m is also set aside for registered social landlords to improve their housing stock, although details of this have not yet been announced.

Further information on the scheme can be found on the DECC website

Additional information available is also from the EST website, including a useful FAQ's sheet

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The company is one of the only dedicated heat pump installers in Scotland able to design, install and maintain every element of the heating system including the heat pump, solar panels and under-floor heating.

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