The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2018
1Citation, commencement and extent
2Amendment of the Renewables Obligation Order 2015
3Article 28 amended (ROCs to be issued by the Authority in respect of a generating station’s RO eligible renewable output)
4Article 35 amended (electricity generated by qualifying CHP stations)
5Schedule 2 amended (greenhouse gas criteria for solid and gaseous biomass)
6New Schedule 6 inserted
2018 No. 896
Electricity, England And Wales

The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2018

Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 32, 32A, 32B, 32C, 32D, 32J and 32K of the Electricity Act 19891, makes the following Order.
The Secretary of State has consulted the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority; (in relation to the amendments made by articles 4 and 5) the National Consumer Council2; (in relation to all other amendments) the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux and the Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux; the electricity suppliers to whom this Order applies; and such generators of electricity from renewable sources and other persons as the Secretary of State considered appropriate in accordance with section 32L(1) of the Electricity Act 1989.

In exercising the power to make provision under section 32D(1) of the Electricity Act 1989, the Secretary of State has had regard to the matters specified in section 32D(4).

In accordance with section 32L(2) of the Electricity Act 1989, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.