13.—(1) A designated electricity supplier may discharge his renewables obligation by the production to the Authority of a GBROC.
(2) A designated electricity supplier may discharge up to 25 per cent of his renewables obligation in respect of an obligation period by producing to the Authority renewables obligation certificates relating to electricity supplied in the immediately preceding obligation period.
[F1(3) Subject to paragraph (4), no more than 4% of a designated electricity supplier’s renewables obligation may be satisfied by the production of renewables obligation certificates issued in respect of electricity generated from bioliquid.
(4) The limit set out in paragraph (3) does not apply to the production of renewables obligation certificates issued in respect of electricity—
(a)generated by a generating station to which Article 27 applies,
(b)generated by a qualifying combined heat and power generating station which has, as at the date of generation of the electricity, a total installed capacity of less than 1 megawatt,
(c)generated from advanced fuel,
(d)generated in the way described as “energy from waste with CHP” in Schedule 2, or
(e)generated before 1st May 2013.]
(7) A designated electricity supplier must not produce to the Authority a renewables obligation certificate which has previously been or is produced to the Great Britain authority under a GBRO Order.
F2(8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Art. 13(3)(4) substituted for (1.5.2013) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/116), arts. 1(1), 4(2) (with art. 34)
F2Art. 13(8) omitted (1.5.2013) by virtue of The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/116), arts. 1(1), 4(3) (with art. 34)
Commencement Information
I1Art. 13 in operation at 1.4.2009, see art. 1