# The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2009, Paragraph 1: Interpretation


In this Schedule—
“actual value method” means the calculation method provided for in Part 2;
“default value method” means the calculation method provided for in Part 3;
“post-2013 dedicated biomass station” means a generating station which—
(a)was not accredited on or before 31st March 2013; and
(b)has, in any month after March 2013, generated electricity in the way described as “dedicated biomass” in Schedule 2 (electricity to be stated in SROCs);
“relevant biomass” means biomass other than animal excreta, bioliquid, landfill gas, sewage gas or waste;
“relevant ceiling” means—
(a)in relation to biomass used by a post-2013 dedicated biomass station to generate electricity before 1st April 2020, 79.2 grams per mega joule of electricity;
(b)in relation to biomass used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2020 and before 1st April 2025, 75 grams per mega joule of electricity; and
(c)in relation to biomass used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2025, 72.2 grams per mega joule of electricity;
“relevant target” means—
(a)in relation to biomass used to generate electricity before 1st April 2020 by a station other than a post-2013 dedicated biomass station, 79.2 grams per mega joule of electricity;
(b)in relation to biomass used by a post-2013 dedicated biomass station to generate electricity before 1st April 2020, 66.7 grams per mega joule of electricity;
(c)in relation to biomass used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2020 and before 1st April 2025, 55.6 grams per mega joule of electricity; and
(d)in relation to biomass used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2025, 50 grams per mega joule of electricity.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/140/schedule/A1A/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renewables-obligation-scotland-order-2009/schedule-A1A/paragraph-1
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