Announced with very little fanfare yesterday was the outcome of the government’s consultation into the future support for Green Gas, cunningly called the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS). On first glance, and as entirely expected, this looks very much like a continuation of the RHI for Biomethane plant. There are a few key differences but fundamentally this scheme has many of the same ethics and structure as the existing RHI. Key facts and figures to understand (and we’ll blog more as we spend more time looking at the detail) are:
- A three tier tariff – see table below, paid for 15 years with a quarterly degression and annual inflation mechanism
- A tariff guarantee application process identical to RHI
- Opening for applications in Autumn 2021 and closing in Autumn 2025
- 50% waste requirement
- Controls on sustainability and evidenced in feedstock reporting like RHI
| Tier | Energy quantity produced | Initial opening tarrif | Annual value at threshold |
| 1 | First 60,000MWh | 5.51 p/kWh | £3,306,000 |
| 2 | Next 40,000 MWh | 3.53 p/kWh | £1,412,000 |
| 3 | All energy over 100,000 MWh | 1.56 p/kWh | circumstance dependent |
If you have any queries regarding this, give the NFU Energy team a call on 024 7669 8885.