http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1947/article/89The 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 10 891This article applies to the granting of accreditation of generating stations by the Authority, and paragraphs (2) and (3) are subject to paragraph (4).2Where a generating station has been commissioned, the Authority may, upon the application of its operator (or, where ROCs relating to electricity generated by that station are to be issued to an agent by virtue of article 19, that agent), grant the station accreditation.3Where a generating station has been granted preliminary accreditation (and such preliminary accreditation has not been withdrawn) and an application for its accreditation is made under paragraph (2), the Authority must not grant that application if it is satisfied that—athere has been a material change in circumstances since the preliminary accreditation was granted such that, had the application for preliminary accreditation been made after the change, it would have been refused,bthe information on which the decision to grant the preliminary accreditation was based was incorrect in a material particular such that, had the Authority known the true position when the application for preliminary accreditation was made, it would have refused it, orcthere has been a change in applicable legislation since the preliminary accreditation was granted such that, had the application for preliminary accreditation been made after the change, it would have been refused,but otherwise the Authority must grant the application.4The Authority must not grant accreditation to a generating station under this article—aif, in the Authority's opinion, the station is unlikely to generate electricity in respect of which ROCs may be issued,bsubject to paragraph (5), if the generating station is a potential feed-in tariff generating station,csubject to paragraph (6), if the application for accreditation is not accompanied by the documents specified in paragraph (9),dsubject to paragraph (7), if an application for a CFD has been made at any time in relation to the generation of electricity by the station, ore... if an investment contract has been entered into at any time in relation to the generation of electricity by the station.5Paragraph (4)(b) does not apply if the application for accreditation is accompanied by a notice in writing stating whether support for electricity generated by the station should be given in the form of ROCs or in the form of financial incentives under a feed-in tariff scheme.6Paragraph (4)(c) does not apply if the application for accreditation is in respect of a generating station which—ais a potential feed-in tariff generating station, orbis a microgenerator.7Paragraph (4)(d) does not apply if the application for accreditation is accompanied by the document specified in paragraph (9)(a)(ii).8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9The documents specified in this paragraph are—aeither—ia declaration made in writing by the operator of the generating station that an application for a CFD has not been made at any time in relation to the generation of electricity by the station, oriia declaration made in writing by the operator of the generating station that every application made for a CFD in relation to the generation of electricity by the station has been rejected by the delivery body or by the Secretary of State; andb...ia declaration made in writing by the operator of the generating station that an investment contract has never been entered into in relation to the generation of electricity by the station, ...ii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10In this article “potential feed-in tariff generating station” means a generating station in relation to which support may be given in the form of financial incentives under the feed-in tariff scheme to encourage the generation of electricity by the station.Words in art. 89(4)(e) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/35), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 7(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 89(8) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/35), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 7(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Word in art. 89(9)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/35), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 7(4)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 89(9)(b)(ii) and word omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/35), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 7(4)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)