Large homes force cut in biomass tariffs

Large, energy-hungry homes fitting biomass boilers have been widely blamed for provoking a 20% cut in payments for the technology under the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).

The domestic RHI scheme provides incentive payments for heat generated from eligible sources within single Green Deal-assessed homes over seven years, including air- and ground-source heat pumps, biomass boilers and biomass stoves with integrated boilers, and solar thermal panels.