Installations of renewable heat have become more affordable for householders, thanks to the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme, which is now open for business.
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Dimplex Renewables has welcomed the announcement of the payments, which provide one-off payments of up to £1250 (dependent on technology) to householders wanting to go green by installing
solar thermal water
heating, ground or air source
heat pumps, or biomass boilers.
“The introduction of the RHPP is a positive and important step towards supporting the takeup of renewable
heating in the UK domestic sector,” says Chris Davis, business development director for
Dimplex Renewables. “
Dimplex has invested heavily in UK manufacturing, plus having recently launched our new air source
heat pump packages and with a number of new air source, ground source and
solar thermal products due for launch in the next two months, the announcement could not have been better timed.”
However, there are still many questions that need to be answered, Davis continues. “A one-off payment under the RHPP is obviously a key step towards helping householders meet the up-front capital and installation costs of renewable
heating systems.
“But until more is known about the eligibility criteria for the full domestic Renewable
Heat Incentive (
RHI) scheme, due to start in October 2012, it’s uncertain whether the RHPP will give householders the confidence to opt for renewable heating, without the certainty of ongoing financial support.”
The RHPP opens for applications on 1 August and will operate as a voucher-based system, similar to the recent boiler scrappage scheme. £15m will be available to support up to 25,000 installations in England, Wales and Scotland, before the scheme ends on 31 March 2012. Payments for air and ground source
heat pumps and biomass boilers are limited to homes off the gas grid, but any home can apply for a payment towards
solar thermal, subject to meeting basic
energy efficiency requirements. Both equipment and installer must be MCS accredited to access the funding.
Dimplex offers the UK’s widest range of
heat pumps and has recently invested substantially in its UK R&D and manufacturing facility, developing ground and air source
heat pumps designed specifically for high performance in the UK climate.
For more details on the RHPP, click on www.
energysavingtrust.org.uk/RHPP.
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