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Renewables Obligation (Electricity)
Current rates, who sets them, and where they are forecast to go.
What Renewables Obligation (Electricity)is, who sets the rate, what the revenue funds, and where it's heading. Sourced daily from the Purely Energy non-commodity cost data hub.
Renewables Obligation (Electricity): what it is, who charges it, and what it pays for
What it is
The Renewables Obligation (Electricity) charge in plain English
The largest single NCC after DUoS. Funds the UK’s oldest large-scale renewable energy scheme via Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs). RPI-indexed buyout price.
Introduced 2002 (Utilities Act 2000). Closed to new entrants 2017. Runs until ~2037.
Who charges it
The body that sets the rate
Ofgem (obligation level in Feb) + HMRC (RPI-indexed buyout price in Oct)
Unit
p/kWh
Applies to
UK business electricity
What it pays for
Where the revenue ends up
Onshore/offshore wind, biomass, solar farms built before 2017
Renewables Obligation (Electricity) FAQs
What is the Renewables Obligation (Electricity) charge?
The largest single NCC after DUoS. Funds the UK’s oldest large-scale renewable energy scheme via Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs). RPI-indexed buyout price.
Who sets the Renewables Obligation (Electricity) rate?
The Renewables Obligation (Electricity) rate is set by Ofgem (obligation level in Feb) + HMRC (RPI-indexed buyout price in Oct).
What does Renewables Obligation (Electricity) pay for?
Renewables Obligation (Electricity) revenue supports Onshore/offshore wind, biomass, solar farms built before 2017.
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Rate data sourced from the Purely Energy non-commodity cost data hub (dh.purelyenergy.co.uk). Published rates come from statutory publications by the body listed above. Forecasts are AI-generated from published guidance and market trends; treat P50 as a central estimate and reference P10/P90 for sensitivity.