The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a payment made to those choosing to generate their own renewable heat. Like the Feed-in Tariff for electricity, the RHI encourages more renewable heat generation in the UK, cutting carbon emissions and reducing the country’s dependence on imported fossil fuels.

47% of our energy in this country is used for heat, creating 175 million tonnes of carbon emissions a year. And with around 80% of UK households reliant on mains gas for hot water and to keep their homes warm (and many others reliant on oil and coal), it’s not difficult to see how vital a renewable alternative is to achieving a low-carbon future. ‘Green gas’ (or biomethane) -despite the hype - is still some years away from being a significant part of the country's gas grid mix.

The details of the first phase of the RHI have now been announced, which covers non-domestic installations (including commercial and not-for-profit organisations).

We campaigned for a national Renewable Heat Incentive for many years, and developed our own version – HotROCs – in September 2008. It was the first of its kind in the country and works in conjunction with our Good Energy Gas+, using some of the revenue from bills to reward customers generating their own renewable heat. We're now reviewing our Gas+ and HotROCs products to ensure they best support renewable heat generation in the UK.