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Regulation 22 Calculation of initial tariffs and tariff review

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(1)

The initial tariff for a producer of biomethane, where the tariff start date is on or before 30th June 2022, is—

(a)

tier 1: 5.51 pence per kWh,

(b)

tier 2: 3.53 pence per kWh,

(c)

tier 3: 1.56 pence per kWh.

(2)

Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), the initial tariff for a producer of biomethane, where the tariff start date is on or after 1st July 2022, is calculated in accordance with the formula—

A×( 1−B )

  • where—

    1. (a)

      A is calculated in accordance with regulation 23, and

    2. (b)

      B is calculated in accordance with regulation 24 in relation to the assessment date immediately preceding the commencement of the quarter in which the tariff start date falls.

(3)

The Secretary of State may—

(a)

review the initial tariff by no later than 1st September in each of 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, and

(b)

as a result of such a review—

(i)

increase or decrease the initial tariff, provided that such increase or decrease may only take effect on 1st October immediately following the review (“the relevant date”), or

(ii)

determine that the initial tariff remains unchanged.

(4)

Where the initial tariff is increased or decreased as a result of a review described in paragraph (3), the initial tariff for a producer of biomethane where the tariff start date falls in the quarter beginning with the relevant date, is the initial tariff as so increased or decreased.