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The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2009
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[F1Determining the number of renewables obligation certificates to be produced by a designated electricity supplier in order to discharge its renewables obligation: obligation periods beginning on or after 1st April 2019
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12A.—(1) This article applies in respect of an obligation period beginning on or after 1st April 2019.
(2) [F2Subject to article 12C, where] the total obligation for the obligation period is calculation A, the number of renewables obligation certificates that a designated electricity supplier is required to produce in order to discharge its renewables obligation is, for each megawatt hour of relevant electricity that it supplies during that period, equal to—
(3) [F3Subject to article 12C, where] the total obligation for the obligation period is calculation B, the number of renewables obligation certificates that a designated electricity supplier is required to produce in order to discharge its renewables obligation is, for each megawatt hour of relevant electricity that it supplies during that period, equal to—
(4) [F4Subject to article 12C, for] the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3)—
(a)C is the estimate made by the Secretary of State under article 8(1) of the 2015 Order of the total amount of electricity likely to be supplied to customers in Great Britain during the obligation period;
(b)D is the estimate made by the Secretary of State under article 13A(2) of the 2015 Order of the total amount of EII excluded electricity likely to be supplied to customers in Great Britain during the obligation period; and
(c)E is equal to—
(5) The Scottish Ministers must publish, by the 1st October preceding the obligation period, the number of renewables obligation certificates that a designated electricity supplier is required to produce in respect of each megawatt hour of relevant electricity that it supplies during that period in order to discharge its renewables obligation for that period.]
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F1Arts. 12A, 12B inserted (8.12.2017) by The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/432), arts. 1(1), 9
F2Words in art. 12A(2) substituted (22.3.2024) by The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/98), arts. 1(1), 5(a)
F3Words in art. 12A(3) substituted (22.3.2024) by The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/98), arts. 1(1), 5(a)
F4Words in art. 12A(4) substituted (22.3.2024) by The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/98), arts. 1(1), 5(b)
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