SCHEDULE

PART 2Greenhouse gas criteria

The greenhouse gas criteria7

1

The biogas used to generate electricity at an AD installation meets the greenhouse gas criteria if the greenhouse gas emissions from each consignment of biomass used to make the biogas are equal to, or less than, the relevant target.

2

In this paragraph, “relevant target” means—

a

in relation to biogas used to generate electricity before 1st April 2020, 66.7 grams per megajoule of electricity;

b

in relation to biogas used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2020 but before 1st April 2025, 55.6 grams per megajoule of electricity;

c

in relation to biogas used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2025, 50 grams per megajoule of electricity.