Draft Renewables Obligation: Guidance for Generators

Guidance, Correspondence and other

This was a draft version of our guidance document for generators that receive or would like to receive support under the Renewables Obligation (RO) scheme in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, in summer 2018. We had updated the document to reflect anticipated changes to the RO scheme based on an amendment to the RO Orders which introduced an annual ROC cap to control the costs of biomass conversion and co-firing under the RO.

The comment period closed on 2 July 2018. We reviewed all responses and, where appropriate, have updated the guidance document accordingly. The final version of the guidance document was published on 31 August 2018 and is available here. A summary of the changes we made following the comment period, and answers to specific questions asked by stakeholders, is available below.