It may not work everywhere but in Northern Ireland it appears to be a fact. As Eric Worrall reports, there "Businesses that signed up [to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)] could receive £160 from the government for every ¬£100 they spent on fuels, such as wood pellets, burnt in biomass boilers. As people spotted the gains to be made, there was a surge in applications and costs spiralled."
As a result, enterprising companies and individuals started to heat empty buildings, just to collect the subsidies that covered more than the costs.
If you happen to think that that subsidy scheme isn't crazy enough by and in itself, read on about the reason for this government-"benefit." It is supposed to prevent the claimed (undue) heating influence of mankind on the climate.
