The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015

Amendments to regulation 2 (interpretation)

3.—(1) Regulation 2 is amended as follows.

(2) In the definition of “estimated additional biomethane spend”, in paragraph (a) omit “all”.

(3) In the definition of “estimated energy from biomethane”—

(a) for “FRxTx10” substitute “FRxTx10xP”;

(b) after “estimated flow rate;” omit “and”; and

(c) at the end insert—

“and

(c) P is the proportion of biomethane which is calculated as follows—

where—

(i)

E is the amount of eligible biomethane in kWh injected by all producers of biomethane who have been registered and in relation to which periodic support payments have been received; and

(ii)

B is the amount of all biomethane in kWh injected by such producers in the quarterly periods for which periodic support payments have been received;”.

(4) In the definition of “estimated original biomethane spend”, in paragraph (a) omit “all”.

(5) In the definition of “estimated spend”—

(a) in paragraph (b) after “a periodic support payment” insert “or has received three or fewer periodic support payments”; and

(b) in paragraph (d) for “a periodic support payment” substitute “four or more periodic support payments”.

(6) In the definition of “flow rate” in paragraph (a) after “received” insert “commencing with the third periodic support payment”.