News - Yorkshire Heat Pumps

Financial incentives to encourage homeowners to switch to renewables are going to be changing, and sadly not for the better. So it's decision time if you want to benefit from the generous financial support currently available.

The government has this week breathed fresh life into the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme and demonstrated its ongoing commitment to low carbon heating technologies. That’s good news for us as installers and great news for anyone considering renewable energy heating for their home or business.

Yorkshire Heat Pumps takes a look at the current status of the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme and considers what the future might hold for us and our customers

Yorkshire Heat Pumps will be at the Northern Homebuilding & Renovating Show in Harrogate from 2nd - 4th November and would love to welcome you on Stand C255 if you'd like to talk about your renewables project.

The latest round of reforms to the government’s domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme successfully passed through Parliament in February and came into effect this week. So what do these reforms mean for Yorkshire Heat Pumps as an installer and for you if you’re thinking of switching to a renewable energy heating system for your home?

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.

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.

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.

Friday 29th June saw DECC announce further tariff degressions for both domestic and non-domestic small biomass under their respective Renewable Heat Incentive schemes. Does this latest drop sound the death knell for biomass?