These Regulations reform the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme to ensure it focuses on long-term decarbonisation, promotes technologies with a credible role to play in that transition, and offers better value for money. A number of amendments are made to the original 2011 Regulations, including to: the scheme eligibility criteria; methods for calculating and issuing scheme payments; budget control mechanisms; powers to impose sanctions for non-compliances under the scheme; and the levels of tariffs for making payments to scheme participants. These amendments are made to reform the RHI in line with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's objectives to ensure it focuses on long-term decarbonisation, promotes technologies with a credible role to play in that transition, and offers better value for money.
