Article 12 Determining the number of renewables obligation certificates to be produced in an obligation period

(1)

Where the total obligation for an obligation period is calculation A, the number of renewables obligation certificates that a designated electricity supplier is required to produce in order to discharge his renewables obligation in respect of electricity that he supplies to customers in Northern Ireland during that period is, for each megawatt hour so supplied, the figure set out in the third column of Schedule 1 that corresponds to that period.

(2)

Where the total obligation for an obligation period is calculation B, the number of renewables obligation certificates that a designated electricity supplier is required to produce in order to discharge his renewables obligation in respect of electricity that he supplies to customers in Northern Ireland during that period is, for each megawatt hour so supplied, equal to—

\frac{Figure set out in third column of Schedule 1 for that period \times calculation B for that period}{calculation A for that period}

(3)

Where the total obligation for an obligation period is calculation C, the number of renewables obligation certificates that a designated electricity supplier is required to produce in order to discharge his renewables obligation in respect of electricity that he supplies to customers in Northern Ireland during that period is, for each megawatt hour so supplied, 0.2 renewables obligation certificates.

(4)

The Department must publish, by the 1st October preceding an obligation period, the number of renewables obligation certificates that a designated electricity supplier is required to produce in respect of each megawatt hour of electricity that he supplies to customers in Northern Ireland during that period in order to discharge his renewables obligation for that period.