Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

(a)

Member States shall take measures to ensure that:

(i)

the guarantee of origin of the electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration:

• enable producers to demonstrate that the electricity they sell is produced from high-efficiency cogeneration and is issued to this effect in response to a request from the producer,

• is accurate, reliable and fraud-resistant,

• is issued, transferred and cancelled electronically;

(ii)

the same unit of energy from high-efficiency cogeneration is taken into account only once.

(b)

The guarantee of origin referred to in Article 14(10) shall contain at least the following information:

(i)

the identity, location, type and capacity (thermal and electrical) of the installation where the energy was produced;

(ii)

the dates and places of production;

(iii)

the lower calorific value of the fuel source from which the electricity was produced;

(iv)

the quantity and the use of the heat generated together with the electricity;

(v)

the quantity of electricity from high-efficiency cogeneration in accordance with Annex II that the guarantee represents;

(vi)

the primary energy savings calculated in accordance with Annex II based on the harmonised efficiency reference values indicated in point (f) of Annex II;

(vii)

the nominal electric and thermal efficiency of the plant;

(viii)

whether and to what extent the installation has benefited from investment support;

(ix)

whether and to what extent the unit of energy has benefited in any other way from a national support scheme, and the type of support scheme;

(x)

the date on which the installation became operational; and

(xi)

the date and country of issue and a unique identification number.

The guarantee of origin shall be of the standard size of 1 MWh. It shall relate to the net electricity output measured at the station boundary and exported to the grid.