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Renewable Energy: RHI and qualification details.

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    Hi,
    Could anyone that is better informed than I am clear this up for me please as the people I have asked have not got a clue.

    I am running a GSHP that was installed in 2011. I have a SAP calculation that was used for planning but the actual property is more efficient than the SAP calculation. I fitted the HP, better U value windows and also more insulation than it specified.
    My technology qualifies and the installer was MCS registered.
    So what do I need now to claim?
    EPC or final as built SAP calculation or even a GDA? The air test is costing Ă‚ÂŁ200 plus VAT but do I need it to qualify?

    Thanks All.
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      CommentAuthorted
    • CommentTimeJun 13th 2014
     
    Was your home a self-build at the time the GSHP was installed?
    If so, you only need an EPC (needs to be less than 2 years old).
    If not, you need a GDA.

    If you get the GDA then you will need to implement any loft or cavity wall insulation recommendations it contains.

    Have you checked that the make/model of GSHP is on the OFGEM eligible product list for the period? Being MCS accredited is not enough - see https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/domestic-renewable-heat-incentive-product-eligibility-list
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      CommentAuthorted
    • CommentTimeJun 13th 2014
     
    This is the definition of self-build from the domestic RHI legislation:

    “eligible new-build property” means a property which is supplied with heat by a plant in
    respect of which an accreditation application is made and where—
    (a) any building that forms part of that property was built principally with the use of the
    labour or resources of the first owner (including where the resource was a loan which the
    first owner was liable to repay);
    (b) the date the property was first occupied was after the date the plant was first
    commissioned; and
    (c) the property has not, while the building was built or at any subsequent time been owned
    wholly or partly by a person who is not an individual;
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    Hi Ted,

    Thanks for your input. Yes it was a self-build. A local energy consultant told me that I would need my final as built SAP calculation. I guess I will need anyway to be signed off by my BCO so would this be a way of avoiding an EPC or would they not accept an as built SAP?

    Yes my HP is a Worcester Bosch Greenstore so it does qualify luckily.

    Thanks again Ted.
    • CommentAuthorSprocket
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2014
     
    A similar "do I qualify" question...

    We live on a farm (not a working farm, just a hobby farm).
    We live in the farmhouse. Heated by oil. No mains gas available on site.

    The farm includes a couple of old barns that we restored in 2010-2012. An almost ground-up restoration from derelict this includes loads of insulation, dense UFH, good air tightness, MVHR, PV, and each building has a GSHP (a 4kW and a 12kW).

    They are restored as an extension of our living accommodation at the farm. They are not joined to the main farmhouse but one of the new barns is "knocked through" into an adjoining building (an earlier conversion/restoration) that has domestic office space heated by oil.

    Does either or both of these barns qualify for RHI?
    I can't see any reason why not looking at the RHI requirements but maybe I am missing something?
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      CommentAuthorted
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2014
     
    You should contact OFGEM who can provide you more detailed guidance.

    "If you are not supplying heat to multiple eligible properties, but have one domestic property which is comprised of multiple buildings – for example, a main house and outlying buildings - you may not be eligible for the Domestic RHI. If your heating system provides heat to more than one building, or to one building and an outdoor swimming pool, you should contact us to discuss your application. We will assess each application for a property of this nature on a case by case basis. To contact us, please email us."

    https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/key-term-explained/domestic
    • CommentAuthorSprocket
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2014
     
    Ah, brilliant, that's just the sort of thing I was looking for (or not).
    Thanks Ted.
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      CommentAuthorted
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2014
     
    If you are not eligible for the domestic RHI then it is still possible you may qualify for the non-domestic.

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