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DIMPLEX BOOSTS HEAT PUMP FUNDING WITH DHPPP
May 2012

DIMPLEX BOOSTS HEAT PUMP FUNDING WITH DHPPP

Dimplex Renewables is helping householders and housing organisations get even more out of switching to renewable heat by offering a £150 top-up for the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) funding for heat pump installations.

Designed to help boost demand for heat pump technology prior to the launch of the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive next year, Dimplex’s Heat Pump Premium Payment (DHPPP) will boost the funding available for air source installations to £1000 and for ground source installations to £1400.

Chris Davis, business development director at Dimplex Renewables, says: “The government has extended its RHPP scheme for a further year, awarding one-off payments for off-gas heat pump installations, and we hope this will help maintain interest in renewable heating until the domestic RHI is up and running. However, at Dimplex we recognise that in these tough times our Dimplex Renewables Accredited Installers are still encountering customer hesitation over investing, so we decided to add an extra incentive of our own to help out.”

Even without funding support, the savings on fuel bills that heat pumps offer stack up on their own merits. However, the relatively high up-front costs of these systems can make it difficult for homeowners and housing providers to make the switch. RHPP funding, with Dimplex additional £150 top-up, can help remove that barrier, allowing more installations to go ahead.

The DHPPP is available on any RHPP-qualifying installation of a MCS-approved Dimplex ground or air heat pump. The installation must be carried out by a Dimplex Renewables Accredited Installer and completed by the end of March 2013, or the end of the RHPP, whichever is sooner.

All the customer has to do to collect their DHPPP top-up is provide proof of their RHPP offer from the Energy Saving Trust, upon which Dimplex issues a £150 voucher. When the RHPP payment has been received following the heat pump installation, the customer sends the voucher and proof of RHPP support to Dimplex, which then writes a cheque for £150.

Information on the DHPPP top-up, as well as on the RHPP scheme, features on the Dimplex website at www.dimplexrenewables.co.uk.


Dimplex Tel: 0845 601 5111 Fax: 01489 773061
email: marketing@dimplex.co.uk or www.dimplex.co.uk

DIMPLEX WELCOMES RHPP EXTENSION
April 2012

DIMPLEX WELCOMES RHPP EXTENSION BUT UNCERTAINTY OVER RHI CONTINUES

Leading name in heating Dimplex has welcomed the announcement from DECC that the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme is to be extended for a further year, with £25 million now available to support private domestic and social housing installations of renewable heating, including heat pumps and solar thermal water heating.

However, this news is tempered by the fact that the second, domestic, phase of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), originally scheduled to come into effect this autumn, is now not expected to be up and running before summer 2013.

Chris Davis, business development director at Dimplex Renewables, says: “Of course, it’s great news that the government has extended its RHPP support for another year; it firmly demonstrates top-level support for renewable heat, and will allow the industry to plan ahead, removing some of its recent uncertainties. However, it’s very disappointing to see that the door is still open to substantial changes to the proposed RHI scheme, which will do little to inspire consumer confidence for the future.”

The second phase of RHPPs is to retain the same simple structure; the value of each individual voucher will remain the same and payments are still focused on off-gas properties. The scheme now includes an £8m fund for a competition for community groups and £10m for a competition for social landlords, to encourage a wider range of applications.

The second phase of the RHI is due to be consulted on this September, and will include discussion of whether to add technologies such as air source heat pumps to the first, commercial, phase. Chris Davis adds: “It’s of particular concern that air source heat pumps still cannot derive support under the commercial RHI. We urge government to put interim measures in place to allow this cost effective and reliable technology onto the RHI as soon as possible.”

The extension to the RHPP is intended to bridge the gap until Phase 2 of the RHI comes into effect. However, with the RHI now expected in summer 2013 and the RHPP ending in March next year, there is a risk of a peak and trough in installations, creating problems for installers and manufacturers alike.

One stumbling block to the expected uptake of RHPP is the lack of clarity over whether eligible installations will automatically also qualify for ongoing support under the RHI, and as yet there has been no reassurance from DECC on this point. In addition, a new monitoring system has been introduced for RHPP installations, and while this will involve no cost for homeowners and will certainly provide useful performance data, there are fears this may prove a further barrier to uptake.

Chris Davis comments: “Communication of the scheme is key, as awareness levels among the general public remain low. At Dimplex we are launching a new consumer website to raise the profile of heat pumps and solar thermal, and we are also extending the Dimplex Heat Pump Premium Payment incentive, which ‘tops up’ any heat pump RHPP payment by £150.”

For further information on the update to the RHPP and RHI schemes, as well as the Dimplex Heat Pump Premium Payment, go to www.dimplexrenewables.co.uk and click on ‘Grants and Funding’.