DECC launches biomass grandfathering consultation

NewEnergyFocus.com
Thursday 01 April 2010

DECC's consultation considers grandfathering the captial costs of biomass plants

A consultation on the grandfathering policy of support for dedicated biomass, anaerobic digestion and energy from waste projects under the Renewables Obligation (RO) has been launched today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

Currently, biomass projects are not grandfathered under the RO, which means that once accredited, a generator would not receive a set level of support over its period of eligibility. Other technologies which are grandfathered are guaranteed to receive the same level of support throughout their lifetime, regardless of changes to the support levels after banding reviews.

DECC's consultation document, published late yesterday (March 31), explains how the biomass industry has brought to its attention that up to 5GW of dedicated biomass, energy from waste, gasification and anaerobic digestion projects have been stalled due to uncertainty over RO support.

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