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The Renewables Obligation Order 2006

ELECTRICITY, ENGLAND AND WALES

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2016-08-26

ELECTRICITY, ENGLAND AND WALES

This Order is made under section 32 of the Electricity Act 1989 and imposes an obligation (“the renewables obligation”) on all electricity suppliers, which are licensed under that Act and which supply electricity in England and Wales, to supply to customers in Great Britain specified amounts of electricity generated by using renewable sources. As alternatives, in respect of all or part of an electricity supplier’s renewables obligation, an electricity supplier is permitted to provide evidence that other licensed electricity suppliers have supplied electricity generated using renewable sources instead of it or to make a payment to the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (“the Authority”). Renewable sources include sources of energy such as wind, water, solar and biomass.

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art. 14(3)(b)(i)

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art. 14(3)(b)(ii)

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art. 15(3)(b)(i)

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art. 17(3)(b)(ii)

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PART 1Introductory Provisions

1Citation, commencement and extent

2Interpretation

PART 2The Renewables Obligation

3The renewables obligation

4The amount of the renewables obligation

PART 3Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources

5Eligible renewable sources: general

6Eligible renewable sources: qualifying arrangement

7Eligible renewable sources: other fuels

8Eligible renewable sources: supplemental

9Calculation of amount of electricity generated from eligible renewable sources

10Calculation of amount of electricity supplied to customers

PART 4Alternative Ways of Discharging Renewables Obligation

11Alternative way of discharging renewables obligation: payments

12Alternative way of discharging renewables obligation: NIROCs

13Alternative way of discharging renewables obligation: certificates certifying the matters in section 32B(2A) of the Act

14Further provision in relation to production of certificates and NIROCs

PART 5ROCs: Issue and Revocation

15Obligation to issue ROCs

16Criteria for issue of ROCs

17Criteria for issue of ROCs: supplemental

18Procedure and calculations for issue of ROCs

19ROC Register

20Revocation of ROCs

21Small generators

PART 6Payments out of the Buy-Out Fund

22Allocation of payments made under article 11

PART 7Additional Payments

23Late payments

24Mutualisation: Payments In

25Mutualisation: Payments Out

26Mutualisation: Recalculations

27Mutualisation: Definitions and Interpretation

PART 8Provision of Information and Functions of the Authority

28Provision of information to the Authority

29Exchange of information with the Northern Ireland Authority

30Functions of the Authority

31Preliminary accreditation and accreditation of generating stations

PART 9Revocation, Transitional and Savings

32Revocation, transitional and savings

SCHEDULE 1AMOUNT OF THE RENEWABLES OBLIGATION

SCHEDULE 2THE REGISTER

1The Authority shall maintain the Register (which may be in...

2Particulars of a ROC comprise— (a) the name of the...

3A person may only be the registered holder of a...

4The Authority may from time to time draw up procedural...

5The Authority shall delete from the Register any ROC which—...

6Where the registered holder of a ROC and a person...

7Where the Authority receives in writing a request for substitution...

8Where a ROC is issued in accordance with article 15...

9The substitute shall not be the registered holder of the...

10The Register may be amended by a decision of the...

11The contents of the Register (including the entries referred to...

12Where any person considers that an entry maintained in respect...

13The Authority shall in any procedural guidelines which it produces...

SCHEDULE 3CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR NIROCs

1The electricity to which the NIROC relates was generated from...

2The electricity was generated in Northern Ireland (which for the...

3The electricity to which the NIROC relates was not generated...

4Subject to paragraphs 5 and 6, the electricity to which...

5Paragraph 4 shall not apply in relation to a NIROC...

6Paragraph 4 shall not apply in relation to a NIROC...

7The electricity to which the NIROC relates was not generated...

8The electricity to which the NIROC relates was not generated...

9After 31st March 2009, the electricity to which the NIROC...

10In paragraph 9, “the specified percentage” means—

11After 31st March 2016, the electricity to which the NIROC...

12The electricity to which the NIROC relates was not generated...

13The electricity to which the NIROC relates was not generated...

14The electricity to which the NIROC relates was not generated...

15Paragraph 16 applies where— (a) a qualifying arrangement (“the applicable...

16If this paragraph applies, then it is a condition of...

17Paragraph 18 applies where an extant qualifying arrangement (“the applicable...

18If this paragraph applies, then it is a condition of...

19Paragraphs 16 and 18 shall not apply to a NIROC...

20In paragraphs 16 and 18, in relation to a person...

21The references in paragraph 20 to the first person and...

22For the purposes of paragraphs 15 to 21, a generating...

23For the purposes of paragraph 4, the main components of...

24The following terms shall have the meanings given below where...

25Paragraph 26 applies, where in respect of any generating station,...

26In the case of a generating referred to in paragraph...

SCHEDULE 4AMOUNT OF RELEVANT SHORTFALL FOR EACH OBLIGATION PERIOD

2006 No. 1004

ELECTRICITY, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Renewables Obligation Order 2006

Made30th March 2006

Coming into force1st April 2006

This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 32 to 32C of the Electricity Act 19891.

The Secretary of State has consulted the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council, electricity suppliers to whom this Order applies, and such generators of electricity from renewable sources and other persons as he considers appropriate.

A draft of this Instrument has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 32(9) of that Act.

Accordingly the Secretary of State makes the following Order: