The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014

Accreditation

21.—(1) Where paragraph (2) applies, subject to regulation 22, the Authority must—

(a) give accreditation for the plant;

(b) notify the participant that the accreditation application has been successful;

(c) enter on the central register the participant’s name and such other information as the Authority considers necessary for the proper administration of the domestic RHI scheme;

(d) notify the participant of any conditions attached to the accreditation;

(e) provide the participant with a written statement (a “statement of eligibility”) including the following information—

(i) the RHI date for the plant;

(ii) the applicable initial tariff and details of how subsequent tariffs will be calculated;

(iii) details of the frequency and timetable for payments;

(iv) the tariff lifetime and tariff end date;

(v) if the plant is a heat pump, the seasonal performance factor for the heat pump; and

(vi) the deemed annual heat generation for the plant; and

(f) where regulation 13 requires that the heat generated by the plant must be metered, provide the participant with a statement containing the following information (a “metering statement”)—

(i) confirmation that the heat generated by the plant must be metered;

(ii) notification as to whether eligible meters must be positioned in accordance with paragraph (2), (3) or (4) of regulation 15 or paragraph (2), (3), (4) or (5) of regulation 16;

(iii) if eligible meters are positioned in accordance with paragraph (3) or (4) of regulation 15 or paragraph (3), (4) or (5) of regulation 16, confirmation as to the details of the metering arrangement for which the Authority has given authorisation;

(iv) if the plant is a heat pump, confirmation as to which components of the heat pump will be included in the calculation of eligible metered heat; and

(v) the process and timing for providing meter readings in accordance with regulation 43(4).

(2) This paragraph applies where—

(a) an accreditation application has, in the Authority’s opinion, been properly made in accordance with regulation 17;

(b) the Authority is satisfied that the plant meets the eligibility criteria; and

(c) the Authority has given authorisation where regulation 13 requires that the heat generated by the plant must be metered and the accreditation application includes a statement that meters are positioned in accordance with paragraph (3) or (4) of regulation 15 or paragraph (3), (4) or (5) of regulation 16.

(3) Where, at the time the Authority is giving accreditation for a plant which does not meet the metering requirements but the requirements in regulation 14(1)(b) are met, the Authority considers that the RHI payments for that plant are likely to be materially less than would be the case if the metering requirements were met, it must notify the participant of this.