EG are typically <50MW and connected to their local Distribution Network. Examples from our customer base, that may be affected, are:

  • Connected to ‘the grid’ at up to 33,000 Volts.
  • Natural gas fuelled Combined Heat and Power (CHP).
  • Anaerobic Digesters – focussed on electricity generation (not gas to grid).
  • Wind turbines.
  • Biomass CHP.

What is driving these proposals?

In a (very small) nutshell:

The rain finally stopped, and the sunshine made a welcome appearance, last Thursday just in time for a guided walk around an experimental fields trial site of miscanthus at Hackthorn in Lincolnshire.

DECC have just announced the tariffs for the Non Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme, which will be effective from 1st July 2016.

Small biomass, continuing to be hit by the degressions, will be decreasing by 10%.

Biogas, however, has been subject to a 15% reduction across all categories (Biomethane injection and biogas combustion). Biogas combustion is currently 3 times over its budget allocation and will continue to be reduced in further quarters.

Medium size biomass, and all other technologies, have not had any change to their tariffs.

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