2.—(1) The Renewables Obligation Order 2015(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 7(2), for “13B” substitute “13C”.
(3) At the beginning of article 13A(3), insert “Subject to article 13C,”.
(4) At the beginning of article 13A(4), insert “Subject to article 13C,”.
(5) After article 13B, insert—
13C.—(1) The Secretary of State may revise the obligation level published(2) on 27th September 2023 in respect of the 2024/25 obligation period.
(2) The power conferred by paragraph (1) may only be exercised once and may not be exercised after 31st March 2024.
(3) Before exercising the power conferred by paragraph (1), the Secretary of State must estimate in megawatt hours the total amount of EII excluded electricity likely to be supplied to customers in Great Britain during the 2024/25 obligation period by—
(a)designated electricity suppliers; and
(b)electricity suppliers on whom the renewables obligation has been imposed by an order made under sections 32 to 32M of the Act by the Scottish Ministers.
(4) A revision of the obligation level for the 2024/25 obligation period is to be calculated as follows—
(a)where the total obligation for the 2024/25 obligation period is calculation A, revision of that obligation level is, subject to sub-paragraph (c), to be calculated in accordance with article 13A(3);
(b)where the total obligation for the 2024/25 obligation period is calculation B, revision of that obligation level is, subject to sub-paragraph (c), to be calculated in accordance with article 13A(4); and
(c)in the formulae set out in article 13A(3) and 13A(4), “D” is to be treated as a reference to the amount estimated by the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph (3).
(5) Where, in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph (1), the Secretary of State revises the obligation level in respect of the 2024/25 obligation period, the Secretary of State must publish the revised obligation level within the period of seven days beginning with the day on which that power is exercised.
(6) In exercising the power conferred by paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may provide that the obligation level published on 27th September 2023 applies for part of the 2024/25 obligation period, and the revised obligation level as calculated in accordance with paragraph (4) applies for the remainder of the 2024/25 obligation period.
(7) In this article—
“2024/25 obligation period” means the obligation period beginning on 1st April 2024; and
“obligation level” means the number of UK ROCs that a designated electricity supplier is required to produce in respect of each megawatt hour of relevant electricity that it supplies to customers in England and Wales during an obligation period in order to discharge its renewables obligation for that period as determined under article 13A(3) or (4).”.
S.I. 2015/1947, amended by S.I. 2017/1289; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
The publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewables-obligation-level-calculations-2024-to-2025/calculating-the-level-of-the-renewables-obligation-for-2024-to-2025, or in hard copy upon request from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero at 55 Whitehall, London SW1A 2HP.