http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1947/article/28The Renewables Obligation Order 2015texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseELECTRICITY, ENGLAND AND WALES2026-04-26Expert Participation2026-03-27 This Order consolidates and re-enacts the Renewables Obligation Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/785) (the “2009 Order”) as amended and makes new provision. It imposes an obligation (“the renewables obligation”), on all electricity suppliers licensed under the Electricity Act 1989 (“the Act”) which supply electricity in England and Wales, to produce a certain number of renewables obligation certificates in respect of each megawatt hour of electricity that each supplies to customers in England and Wales during a specified period known as an “obligation period” (article 7). It also “bands” the different technologies that are used to generate electricity from renewable sources, meaning that the number of certificates that will be issued in respect of that electricity depends on the way in which that electricity has been generated. The renewables obligation is administered by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (“the Authority”) who issues renewable obligation certificates to renewable electricity generators based on their renewable output. These certificates are sold to electricity suppliers with or without the associated renewable electricity. The Renewables Obligation Order 2015 PART 5 281Subject to paragraphs (2) and (5) and article 94, ROCs—aare to be issued in respect of a generating station's RO eligible renewable output in a month, andbmust not be issued before the end of the second month following that month.2Where—aelectricity was generated—iby a generating station with a total installed capacity of at least 1 megawatt, andiiusing biomass (other than animal excreta, bioliquid, landfill gas, sewage gas or waste), andbthe greenhouse gas emissions from the use of that biomass are above the relevant target,ROCs in respect of that electricity must not be issued before the end of the second month following the obligation period in which the electricity was generated.3For the purposes of paragraph (2), the greenhouse gas emissions from the use of biomass must be calculated in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 5 of Schedule 2.4When issuing ROCs in respect of electricity generated in a month by a generating station or, in the case of ROCs certifying the matters within section 32B(5), (6) or (8) of the Act, two or more generating stations, the Authority must—adetermine the RO eligible renewable output of that generating station or, as the case may be, those generating stations in that month in accordance with article 29 or 30 (whichever is applicable); andbissue ROCs in respect of that station's or those stations' RO eligible renewable output, the amount of electricity to be stated in each ROC being determined in accordance with articles 31 to 41.5Where the number of megawatt hours of RO eligible renewable output in respect of which ROCs are to be issued does not equate to a whole number of ROCs, the number of megawatt hours is to be rounded to the nearest figure which does so equate (and where there are two such figures, the number of megawatt hours is to be rounded upwards).6In this article, “relevant target” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of Schedule 2.7This article is subject to Schedule 6.Art. 28(7) inserted (20.7.2018) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/896), arts. 1(1), 3(4)Words in art. 28(1) substituted (20.7.2018) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/896), arts. 1(1), 3(2)Words in art. 28(3) substituted (20.7.2018) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/896), arts. 1(1), 3(3)