Section 32A: Further provision about the renewables obligation, Electricity Act 1989

A renewables obligation order may make provision generally in relation to the renewables obligation.

A renewables obligation order may, in particular, specify—

how the number of renewables obligation certificates required to be produced by an electricity supplier in respect of the amount of electricity supplied by it to customers in the relevant part of Great Britain during a specified period is to be calculated;

different obligations for successive periods of time;

that renewables obligation certificates issued in respect of electricity generated—

using specified descriptions of renewable sources,

by specified descriptions of generating stations,

in specified ways, or

in other specified cases or circumstances,

are to count towards discharging an electricity supplier's obligation only up to a specified number, or a specified proportion, of the certificates required to be produced to discharge the obligation;

that a specified number, or a specified proportion, of the renewables obligation certificates produced by an electricity supplier when discharging its renewables obligation must be certificates in respect of electricity generated—

using specified descriptions of renewable sources,

by specified descriptions of generating station,

in specified ways, or

in other specified cases or circumstances;

how the amount of electricity supplied by an electricity supplier to customers in the relevant part of Great Britain during a specified period is to be calculated;

that specified information, or information of a specified nature, is to be given to the Authority;

the form in which such information is to be given and the time by which it is to be given.

A renewables obligation certificate may count once only towards the discharge of the renewables obligation.

Except as provided by a renewables obligation order, a renewables obligation certificate counts towards discharging the renewables obligation regardless of whether the order under which it is issued is made by the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers.

A renewables obligation order may specify that the only renewables obligation certificates which count towards discharging the renewables obligation are certificates which are issued—

in respect of electricity supplied to customers in the relevant part of Great Britain, or

in respect of electricity used in a permitted way (within the meaning of section 32B(9) and (10)) in that part of Great Britain.

A renewables obligation order may, in relation to any specified period ("the current period")—

provide that renewables obligation certificates in respect of electricity supplied in a later period may, when available, be counted towards discharging the renewables obligation for the current period;

provide that renewables obligation certificates in respect of electricity supplied in the current period may, in a later period, be counted towards discharging the renewables obligation for that period;

specify how much later the later period referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) may be;

specify a maximum proportion of the renewables obligation for any period which may be discharged as mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b);

specify a maximum proportion, or maximum number of, the renewables obligation certificates issued in respect of electricity supplied in any period which may be counted towards discharging the renewables obligation for a different period.

For the purposes of subsection (6) a certificate which certifies that electricity has been used in a permitted way (within the meaning of section 32B(9) and (10)) in a particular period is to be treated as if it were a certificate which certifies that electricity has been supplied in that period.

Section 32A: Further provision about the renewables obligation

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