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7.—(1) The renewables obligation is imposed on each electricity supplier supplying electricity in England and Wales (a “designated electricity supplier”).
(2) The renewables obligation is that, subject to articles 67 and 68, each designated electricity supplier must, by the specified day, produce to the Authority, in respect of each megawatt hour of [F1relevant electricity that it supplies] during an obligation period, the number of UK ROCs determined in accordance with [F2articles 13 to 13B].
(3) To enable the number referred to in paragraph (2) to be determined, the Secretary of State must first determine, for the obligation period in question, calculations A and B and the total number of UK ROCs required to be produced by designated electricity suppliers in accordance with articles 8 to 12.
(4) Where the number of UK ROCs that a designated electricity supplier is required to produce by virtue of paragraph (2) is not a whole number, it is to be rounded to the nearest whole number (one-half being rounded upwards).
[F3(5) In this Part, “relevant electricity” means—
(a)in respect of—
(i)any obligation period beginning on or after 1st April 2019; or
(ii)any month of an obligation period in respect of which a revised obligation level applies in accordance with article 13B(7)(a)(ii), (b)(ii), (8)(a) or (b)(ii),
any electricity supplied to customers in England and Wales other than EII excluded electricity; and
(b)in respect of any other period, any electricity supplied to customers in England and Wales.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 7(2) substituted (15.12.2017) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) (Energy Intensive Industries) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1289), arts. 1(1), 3(2)(a)
F2Words in art. 7(2) substituted (15.12.2017) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) (Energy Intensive Industries) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1289), arts. 1(1), 3(2)(b)
F3Art. 7(5) inserted (15.12.2017) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) (Energy Intensive Industries) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1289), arts. 1(1), 3(3)
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