Julian Sturdy – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julian Sturdy on 2016-06-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the proposed removal of solar thermal from the Renewable Heat Incentive on the UK’s ability to meet its 2020 renewable heat target.

Andrea Leadsom

In March 2016 we consulted on the removal of support for solar thermal technology from the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).

The contribution from solar thermal to renewable heat generation from the RHI is currently very small. As of 31 May 2016, solar thermal accounted for 0.2% of the total heat generated and paid for under the domestic and non-domestic RHI schemes. This figure is based on RHI deployment data published online:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rhi-deployment-data-may-2016

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