The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021

“Draft Order laid before the Assembly under Article 66(2) of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 for approval”.

Draft Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2021 No. 000

Electricity

The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021

Made

28th May 2021

Coming into operation

1st June 2021

The Department for the Economy (“the Department”) makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 52 to 55F and 66(3) of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (“the 2003 Order”).

The Department has had regard to those matters stated in Article 54B(4) of the 2003 Order and has held a review by virtue of Article 54B(8) of that Order.

The Department has consulted the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation, the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland, electricity suppliers to whom this Order applies, and such generators of electricity from renewable sources in Northern Ireland and other persons as it is considered appropriate in accordance with Article 55E of the 2003 Order.

In accordance with Article 66(2) of the 2003 Order, a draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by a resolution of the Assembly.

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 and comes into operation on 1st June 2021.

Modification of the Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2009

2.—(1) The Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2009(1) is modified as follows.

(2) Article 2(1) (interpretation) is to be read, for the 12-month period beginning with the day on which this Order comes into operation, as if for the definition of “CHPQA” there were substituted—

““CHPQA” means the Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance Standard, Issue 8, March 2021 and Guidance Note 44 (Use of CHPQA in respect of the Renewables Obligations and Contracts for Difference), Issue 7, December 2018;”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for the Economy on 28th May 2021

Joe Reynolds

A senior officer of the

Department for the Economy

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

This Order modifies, for the 12-month period beginning with the day on which it comes into operation, the Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/154). The purpose of the modification is to update, temporarily, the definition of the Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance Standard which is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chpqa-standard or upon request from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy at 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET.

(1)

S.R. 2009/154 as amended by S.R.2014/146 and 2016/1108. There are other amendments which are not relevant.