Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2009 - inflation indexation changes: business and regulatory impact assessment

Footnotes

1 https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/renewables-obligation-ro-scheme-indexation-changes/changes-to-inflation-indexation-in-the-renewables-obligation-scheme-consultation-document-html#fn:3

2 https://www.gov.scot/publications/consultation-amendments-renewables-obligation-scotland-order-2009-partial-business-regulatory-impact-assessment/pages/1/

3Renewable Obligations cost per MWh of electricity supplied has only increased over time https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/transparency-document/renewables-obligation-buy-out-price-and-mutualisation-threshold-and-ceilings-2025-2026

4 https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-10/Final_25-26_Ofgem_costs_for_administering_the_Renewables_Obligation_RO.pdf

5 https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/ukstatisticsauthoritystatementonthefutureoftherpi

6 https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-planning-framework-4/

7 https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-national-strategy-economic-transformation/

8 In 2024/25 prices. This is based on Scotland’s share of the ROCs issued across the UK in 2024/25 – 10,524,875 of 119,526,379, or approximately 9%.

9 https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-10/Final_25-26_Ofgem_costs_for_administering_the_Renewables_Obligation_RO.pdf

10 To note, the ‘Scottish Energy’ sector captures enterprises across Scotland’s energy sector, not just renewable energy.

11 https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.scot%2Fbinaries%2Fcontent%2Fdocuments%2Fgovscot%2Fpublications%2Fstatistics%2F2019%2F07%2Findustry-statistics%2Fdocuments%2Fenergy%2Fenergy%2Fgovscot%253Adocument%2FEnergy%252B-%252BSector%252BBriefing_Sep25.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK

12 https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-03/Renewables-Obligation-%28RO%29-2023-to-2024-%28SY22%29-Annual-Report.pdf