Renewables Obligation (historical)
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The Renewables Obligation (historical) was a UK government support scheme that incentivised large-scale renewable electricity generation, playing a key role in the early growth of sectors such as offshore wind before being replaced by newer mechanisms.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK government policy instrument
ⓘ
renewable energy support scheme ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RO ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ofgem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiaries | renewable electricity generators ⓘ |
| benefitType | price support via certificates ⓘ |
| certificateName | Renewables Obligation Certificate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
later differentiated support by technology banding
ⓘ
technology-neutral at introduction ⓘ |
| closureToNewAccreditationYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| complianceRequirement | suppliers must present sufficient ROCs or pay buy-out ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designFeature |
banding of support by technology type
ⓘ
buy-out price for non-compliance ⓘ recycling of buy-out fund to compliant suppliers ⓘ |
| focus | large-scale renewable electricity generation ⓘ |
| governanceLevel | national ⓘ |
| impact |
contribution to UK renewable energy targets
ⓘ
development of UK biomass power sector ⓘ expansion of UK onshore wind capacity ⓘ significant growth of UK offshore wind capacity ⓘ |
| influenced | design of later UK Contracts for Difference scheme ⓘ |
| introducedBy | UK government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyInstrumentFor |
biomass power deployment in the UK
ⓘ
landfill gas generation in the UK ⓘ offshore wind deployment in the UK ⓘ onshore wind deployment in the UK ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Electricity Act 1989 (as amended) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mechanism | tradable green certificate scheme ⓘ |
| obligatedParties | electricity suppliers ⓘ |
| policyArea |
climate change mitigation
ⓘ
energy policy ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
increase proportion of electricity from renewable sources
ⓘ
support early-stage deployment of renewable technologies ⓘ |
| policyType | market-based support mechanism ⓘ |
| relatedPolicy |
Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Renewables Obligation Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Contracts for Difference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Feed-in Tariffs for small-scale generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | electricity generation ⓘ |
| startYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| status | closed to new capacity ⓘ |
| targetMetric | percentage of electricity supplied from renewables ⓘ |
| timeHorizon | long-term support framework ⓘ |
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