RO

  • Energy storage and flexibility

    Record renewables pipeline: will investors reconsider after UK proposes green revenue cap?

    News this week that the UK government is mulling over a cap on green generation revenues comes at a time when our research finds that the investment pipeline for electricity renewables generation is the highest it has ever been. In our Renewables Pipeline Tracker (RPT) service we analyse the growing...

  • Low carbon generation

    A podium finish: ROC banking in CP19

    The Renewables Obligation (RO) Compliance Period (CP) 19 (2020-21) has been unusual in the scheme’s history in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we are in the so-called “compliance season” for CP19, we reflect on the last year and the importance that Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROC) “banking”...

  • Home supply and services

    Chart of the week | A short guide to RO mutualisation

    On 7 November Ofgem confirmed that the mutualisation for the Renewables Obligation (RO) has been triggered for 2018-19 (Compliance Period (CP) 17), the second consecutive year this has happened.  With an initial shortfall in the buy-out payments of £206.0mn, this week’s Chart of the Week takes you through the RO mutualisation process...

  • Home supply and services

    Chart of the week | RO mutualisation to return in 2018-19?

    As generators are receiving their final Renewables Obligation Certificates (Rocs) for generation during compliance period (CP) 17 (2018-19) of the Renewables Obligation (RO), eyes will soon be turning to suppliers regarding the upcoming compliance deadline this summer. Our Chart of the Week highlights our current forecast shortfall in the CP17 buy-out fund,...

  • Low carbon generation

    Chart of the week | The policy gap – can it be met by subsidy-free renewables?

    New renewables capacity deployment in the UK is likely to slow with the closure of the Renewables Obligation (RO) and Feed-in Tariff (FiT) schemes. This is against a backdrop of the CCC's warning the fourth and fifth carbon budgets will be missed. All while “subsidy-free” renewables struggle to gain traction...