# The Renewables Obligation Order 2015, Paragraph 3: Land criteria: woody biomass


A consignment of woody biomass meets the land criteria if—
(a) at least 70% of the woody biomass was obtained from a sustainable source,
(b) the woody biomass is used by the RO capacity of a generating station to generate electricity in a month in which at least 70% of all of the woody biomass used by the RO capacity of that generating station to generate electricity was obtained from a sustainable source, or
(c) the woody biomass was certified by an environmental quality assurance scheme which ensures that at least 70% of the woody biomass certified by the scheme was obtained from a sustainable source.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111138359/schedule/3/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewables-obligation-order-2015/schedule-3/paragraph-3
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