FAQs

Because renewable electricity production is covered by the Feed-In Tariffs.

Chapter 3 of the government’s RHI announcement says

Electricity generation

Heat which is used for the generation of electricity will not be eligible for the RHI, as this is a heat specific scheme not intended to support electricity generation. From the point at which the heat is metered for the purpose of calculating its RHI support it must not be used to generate electricity. This does not preclude heat capture in a CHP plant, for example, where the heat has been used to generate electricity but will then be used for other purposes. Financial support for renewable electricity generation can be claimed under the Feed-in Tariffs scheme or Renewables Obligation