Renewables Obligation (historical)
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The Renewables Obligation (historical) was a UK government support scheme that incentivised large-scale renewable electricity generation, playing a key role in the early growth of sectors such as offshore wind before being replaced by newer mechanisms.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Renewables Obligation (historical) Context triple: [United Kingdom offshore wind sector, policyFramework, Renewables Obligation (historical)]
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Energy Act 2004
The Energy Act 2004 is a UK law that overhauled energy regulation, supporting low-carbon power, nuclear decommissioning, and security of energy supply.
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Energy Act 2010
The Energy Act 2010 is a UK law that introduced measures to support low-carbon energy generation, improve energy efficiency, and strengthen regulation of the gas and electricity markets.
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Energy Act 2013
The Energy Act 2013 is a UK law that overhauled the electricity market to support low-carbon generation, ensure energy security, and reform the regulatory framework for the power sector.
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Energy Act 2011
The Energy Act 2011 is a UK law that introduced major reforms to energy efficiency, low-carbon energy policy, and the regulation of gas and electricity markets.
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Electricity Act 1989
The Electricity Act 1989 is a key UK law that restructured and privatized the electricity supply industry, establishing the framework for a competitive electricity market and independent regulation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Renewables Obligation (historical) Target entity description: The Renewables Obligation (historical) was a UK government support scheme that incentivised large-scale renewable electricity generation, playing a key role in the early growth of sectors such as offshore wind before being replaced by newer mechanisms.
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A.
Energy Act 2004
The Energy Act 2004 is a UK law that overhauled energy regulation, supporting low-carbon power, nuclear decommissioning, and security of energy supply.
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B.
Energy Act 2010
The Energy Act 2010 is a UK law that introduced measures to support low-carbon energy generation, improve energy efficiency, and strengthen regulation of the gas and electricity markets.
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C.
Energy Act 2013
The Energy Act 2013 is a UK law that overhauled the electricity market to support low-carbon generation, ensure energy security, and reform the regulatory framework for the power sector.
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D.
Energy Act 2011
The Energy Act 2011 is a UK law that introduced major reforms to energy efficiency, low-carbon energy policy, and the regulation of gas and electricity markets.
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E.
Electricity Act 1989
The Electricity Act 1989 is a key UK law that restructured and privatized the electricity supply industry, establishing the framework for a competitive electricity market and independent regulation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK government policy instrument
ⓘ
renewable energy support scheme ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RO ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ofgem ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Great Britain ⓘ |
| beneficiaries | renewable electricity generators ⓘ |
| benefitType | price support via certificates ⓘ |
| certificateName |
Renewables Obligation Certificate
ⓘ
linked to:
Renewables Obligation (historical)
|
| characteristic |
later differentiated support by technology banding
ⓘ
technology-neutral at introduction ⓘ |
| closureToNewAccreditationYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| complianceRequirement | suppliers must present sufficient ROCs or pay buy-out ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designFeature |
banding of support by technology type
ⓘ
buy-out price for non-compliance ⓘ recycling of buy-out fund to compliant suppliers ⓘ |
| focus | large-scale renewable electricity generation ⓘ |
| governanceLevel | national ⓘ |
| impact |
contribution to UK renewable energy targets
ⓘ
development of UK biomass power sector ⓘ expansion of UK onshore wind capacity ⓘ significant growth of UK offshore wind capacity ⓘ |
| influenced | design of later UK Contracts for Difference scheme ⓘ |
| introducedBy | UK government ⓘ |
| keyInstrumentFor |
biomass power deployment in the UK
ⓘ
landfill gas generation in the UK ⓘ offshore wind deployment in the UK ⓘ onshore wind deployment in the UK ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Electricity Act 1989 (as amended)
ⓘ
linked to:
Electricity Act 1989
|
| mechanism | tradable green certificate scheme ⓘ |
| obligatedParties | electricity suppliers ⓘ |
| policyArea |
climate change mitigation
ⓘ
energy policy ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
increase proportion of electricity from renewable sources
ⓘ
support early-stage deployment of renewable technologies ⓘ |
| policyType | market-based support mechanism ⓘ |
| relatedPolicy |
Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation
ⓘ
linked to:
Renewables Obligation (historical)
Renewables Obligation Scotland ⓘ
linked to:
Renewables Obligation (historical)
|
| replaced | Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Contracts for Difference
ⓘ
linked to:
Contracts for Difference scheme
Feed-in Tariffs for small-scale generation ⓘ |
| sector | electricity generation ⓘ |
| startYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| status | closed to new capacity ⓘ |
| targetMetric | percentage of electricity supplied from renewables ⓘ |
| timeHorizon | long-term support framework ⓘ |
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Subject: Renewables Obligation (historical) Description of subject: The Renewables Obligation (historical) was a UK government support scheme that incentivised large-scale renewable electricity generation, playing a key role in the early growth of sectors such as offshore wind before being replaced by newer mechanisms.
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