Clifford Chance
Renewables Obligation 2013 - 2017 Banding Review Proposals
26 October 2011
The UK Government has proposed important changes to the support levels available for renewable energy projects under the Renewables Obligation for the 2013 – 2017 period in England and Wales. The proposals ramp up support for new technologies such as wave and tidal energy but reduce it for more mature technologies such as offshore wind and solar photovoltaic and remove it altogether for landfill gas projects. The Scottish Government has also set out its banding proposals which differ in some aspects. This briefing considers the changes to offshore wind, solar PV, biomass and wave / tidal and sets out the full list of banding level changes for England, Wales and Scotland.
