How Much Are RHI Payments for Biomass Boilers?
The Renewable Heat Incentive The Renewable Heat Incentive, or RHI, was announced in 2008 as part of the Energy Act, although it didn’t come in to effect until 2014. It’s a government subsidy designed to reward smallscale renewable heating systems…
A Replacement to the Feed-In Tariff?
The Feed-in Tariff The Feed-in Tariff was a government subsidy scheme designed to reward homeowners and businesses for microgeneration of renewable energy. It worked by measuring the generation and export levels of various technologies – primarily photovoltaic solar panels (solar…
Should I Get Solar Panels? 2019/2020
A lot has changed in recent years for the solar panel industry, and with all the developments a lot of people are left questioning whether solar panels are right for them or not. Solar Panel 101 There are two types…
The Renewable Heat Incentive Explained
What is the Renewable Heat Incentive? The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a government scheme that provides payments for the generation of heat from several different renewable energy sources. It was introduced in November 2011 to replace the Low Carbon…
What’s the Difference Between a Solar Optimiser and a Solar Diverter?
You’ve got your solar panels, you’ve got the feed-in tariff, you’re generating electricity. So why would you want a solar optimiser? Or a solar diverter? What do they do and how do they differ? What are solar optimisers and solar…
Can I Get a Water Source Heat Pump (WSHP) on the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)?
What is the Renewable Heat Incentive? The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a government run scheme designed to get more people investing in renewable energy. Essentially, the scheme works by providing quarterly payments based on your rate of heat generation.…
Am I in Fuel Poverty?
What is fuel poverty? Fuel poverty is what we call it when a household or individual is unable to heat themselves adequately, given their income. The Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act defines it as a member of a household…
When is the Feed-in Tariff Ending and Should I Still Get Solar Panels?
What is the Feed-in Tariff? Apart from being the word that our intern Henry uses to describe Rihanna, FiT is the acronym for the government scheme known as the Feed-In Tariff. The Feed-In Tariff is a scheme that the government…
Why are UK Energy Prices Rising?
We’ve written a lot over the last few years about the countless price rises and tariff hikes that seem to happen every few months, but the fact is that since 2005, UK gas and electricity prices have more than doubled.…
Is Your Energy Company Overcharging You?
This weekend The Sun released an article claiming that British families’ energy bills have rocketed by a fifth, paying £4.6bn extra, even as use is down by a fifth. They blame this on the actions of “greedy energy firms” over…