News - Yorkshire Heat Pumps

Following the Queen's Speech this week, the implications of the new parliamentary agenda on the RHI scheme reforms remain unclear. At Yorkshire Heat Pumps, we're desperate to know what's going on!

This week renewable energy electricity generation in the UK hit an all time high, while in the first five months of the year the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme experienced a power surge of its own - with a rush of applications ahead of imminent scheme reforms.

First Brexit slowed down the passage of scheme reforms through Parliament, now the snap General Election is pushing back the implementation of substantive changes to the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme. Does this present a window of opportunity?

With Renewable Heat Incentive scheme reforms published this month, the future is looking rosy for renewables, with ongoing commitment to the scheme and some increased incentives.

Yorkshire Heat Pumps will be at the Harrogate Homebuilding and Renovating Show from 4th - 6th November. Come and visit us on Stand C255 to talk about your renewable energy heating project and find out what we could do for you.

With RHI scheme changes due to be announced in the spring we know there are changes afoot which will impact on the amount anyone can receive in RHI payments, so we'd advise anyone considering a move to renewable energy heating to act now to avoid missing out.

Amid all the uncertainty caused by the referendum result, the change of leadership and governmental department changes, there are two really good reasons for considering a switch to renewables right now.

Sadly the game will soon be over for Special Rate VAT on domestic renewable energy heating installations, but there may yet be some exceptions, which could make at least some people happy.

With government spending on the Renewable Heat Incentive only committed until April 2016, and its future plans for RHI or alternative green incentives uncertain, the time to act is now.

This is the first in a series of updates we will post in response to questions asked by our customers or prospects visiting our showroom.