We are consulting on proposed changes to the recognition process for EU Guarantees of Origin (GoOs) for GB Fuel Mix Disclosure (FMD). In recent years the volume of EU GoO requests received by Ofgem for use in FMD has increased significantly and is expected to continue to increase in future years. The historical Ofgem process for recognising EU GoO requests for use in FMD is not appropriate to deal with a large increase in requests. Ofgem has proposed a more streamlined process to ensure legislative deadlines are met and is therefore seeking views from stakeholders on the proposed process.
On 26 February 2015 Ofgem published a draft of the guidance document titled: ‘Guidance for Organisations Requesting Recognition of EU Guarantees of Origin (GoOs) for use in GB Fuel Mix Disclosure (FMD)’ for consultation. The consultation period closed on 26 March 2015 and we have published the consultation decision below to summarise the responses received. The final version of the guidance document has now been published and can be found here.