THE RHI AND HOW IT WORKS

You want to reduce your carbon footprint and your energy bills, become more self-sufficient in energy, and earn some extra income. The Renewable Heat Incentive is a new Government-backed measure being introduced in 2011 to make it worth your while to produce renewable heat.

The Renewable Heat Incentive is still being designed, so all the details described in this website are provisional and may change.

You earn a fixed income for every kilowatt hour of heat you produce. This is likely to be used in your own property, but if you are lucky enough to be connected to a heat network you could get an additional payment for 'exporting' surplus heat.

Many renewable systems produce all the heat you need, so you can consign your old oil-fired, gas or coal boiler to the scrap heap and wave goodbye to fuel bills. Some renewable heat systems might leave your old boiler in as back-up. Even then your heating fuel bills should be greatly reduced.

Renewable electricity has its own similar tariff mechanism, called Feed-In Tariffs.

For more information on the Renewable Heat Incentive see our Quick Guide or look at the detailed pages listed below.