Decree No. 403 / 2015 Coll.
Decree on guarantees of origin of electricity from renewable energy sources and electricity from high-efficiency cogeneration
Valid
Order
Effective from 01.01.2016
403
DECLARATION
of 23 December 2015
on guarantees of the origin of electricity from renewable energy sources and electricity from high-efficiency cogeneration
The Ministry of Industry and Trade provides pursuant to Article 53 (1) (f) of Act No. 165 / 2012 Coll., on Supported Energy Sources and on the Amendment of Certain Acts, as amended by Act No. 131 / 2015 Coll., ("the Act ') for the implementation of Article 45 (9) of the Act.:
Subject matter
This decree provides
(a) the procedures, conditions and arrangements for verifying the data necessary for the issue, transfer, recognition and application of the guarantee of origin of electricity from renewable sources of electricity and from high-efficiency cogeneration; and
(b) the contents of the guarantee of origin.
Procedures and conditions for issuing, transferring, applying and recognising guarantees of origin
(1) The issue of a guarantee of origin, its transfer, recognition and application is only possible after the account has been opened in the register of guarantees of origin.
(2) The producer of electricity shall apply electronically to the market operator for a guarantee of origin in accordance with the model set out in the Annex to this Decree. The guarantee of origin shall be issued after the end of the monthly financial settlement of derogations under another legislation1) to electricity supplied from an electricity plant which is registered in a market operator's system under another legislation2).
(3) The amount of electricity for which the account holder applies for a guarantee of origin must correspond to the data measured on the electricity production facilities, the structure of the energy sources used in the production of electricity and the values transmitted by the electricity producer to the market operator's system under another legislature3).
(4) The transfer of the guarantee of origin shall take place through the registration of guarantees of origin. The transferor shall execute the order to transfer the guarantee of origin if the recipient does not accept it within 30 days, the guarantee of origin shall remain in the transferor's account.
(5) The application of the guarantee of origin shall be effected by means of a register of guarantees of origin by assigning to the relevant guarantee of origin a customer to whom the electricity covered by the guarantee of origin was supplied. The applicable guarantees on the origin of electricity from renewable sources shall include the electricity trader in its overall fuel mix 4).
(6) A market operator shall recognise a guarantee of origin which has been issued in another Member State, provided that such guarantee of origin has the contents referred to in Article 3.
(7) Where data in the system of the market operator on the basis of which guarantees of origin have been issued are changed, the market operator shall adjust the quantity of guarantees of origin that the electricity producer may apply for in the following period.
Content of the guarantee of origin
(1) The guarantee of origin always includes:
(a) the designation, name and location of the electricity plant;
(b) the type of energy and the type of electricity plant;
(c) the installed electrical power of the power plant;
(d) the date on which the electricity plant is put into service;
(e) the use of investment aid or other forms of aid and the scope of such aid in the construction of a new electricity plant or in the reconstruction of a power plant;
(f) the period of time covered by the guarantee of origin;
(g) the date of issue of the guarantee of origin,
(h) the unique identification number issued by the guarantee of origin; and
(i) the quantity of electricity covered by the guarantee of origin.
(2) The guarantee of the origin of electricity from high-efficiency cogeneration in addition to the data referred to in paragraph 1 shall include:
(a) the installed heat output of the electricity plant;
(b) the calorific value of the fuel used;
(c) heat produced,
(d) useful heat,
(e) primary energy savings;
(f) the reference efficiency for separate generation of electricity; and
(g) the reference efficiency for separate heat production.
Transitional provision
The guarantee of the origin of electricity from high-efficiency cogeneration shall be issued for electricity produced and delivered after 1 January 2016.
Repeal
Decree No. 440 / 2012 Coll., on guarantees of the origin of electricity from renewable energy sources, is repealed.
Efficacy
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2016.
Minister:
Ing. Mládek, CSc., v. r.
Annex to Decree No 403 / 2015 Coll.
MODEL
Application for a guarantee on the origin of electricity
1) Decree No. 468 / 2009 Coll., on the Rules of the Electricity Market, the principles of pricing the activities of the electricity market operator and the implementation of certain other provisions of the Energy Act, as amended.
2) Decree No. 346 / 2012 Coll., on the dates and procedures for selecting the form of aid, the procedures for registering aid with the market operator, the dates and procedures for selecting and amending green bonus schemes for electricity and the dates for offering electricity to the purchaser.
3) Decree No. 478 / 2012 Coll., on the reporting and registration of electricity and heat from supported sources and biomethane, the quantity and quality of sources actually acquired and used and to implement certain other provisions of the Act on Supported Energy Sources.
4) Decree No. 210 / 2011 Coll., on the scope, formalities and dates of billing of electricity, gas or heat supplies and related services.
5) Data generated automatically from the market operator information system.
(6) Any instrument, scheme or mechanism which promotes the use of energy from renewable sources or high-efficiency cogeneration by reducing the costs of producing such energy, by increasing the price at which it can be sold or by increasing the quantity of energy so sold by means of an obligation to use energy from renewable sources or otherwise is considered to be another form of aid. This includes, inter alia, tax exemptions or reductions, tax refunds and aid schemes in the form of ransom price and green bonuses under Act No. 165 / 2012 Coll., on Supported Energy Sources. In the case of aid in the form of ransom prices and green bonuses pursuant to Act No. 165 / 2012 Coll., on supported energy sources, data are generated automatically from the information system of the market operator. In other cases, the electricity producer shall fill in.
Sign in for notes, favorites and notifications
Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree No. 403 / 2015 Coll., on guarantees of the origin of electricity from renewable energy sources and electricity from high efficiency cogeneration |
|---|---|
| Regulation Type | Order |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 28.12.2015 |
|---|---|
| Effective from | 01.01.2016 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
Comments 0