Subsidies for generating electricity from biomass are paid under three low carbon electricity schemes: the Renewables Obligation, the Feed-in Tariff, and Contracts for Difference. The Renewables Obligation does not pay a direct subsidy: instead support is provided through tradeable certificates. The costs of the Contracts for Difference scheme are levied on consumer electricity bills.<\/p>
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The table below provides a breakdown of payments made to biomass electricity generators under the Renewables Obligation and Contracts for Difference schemes in the last three financial years where figures are available[1]:<\/p>
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Breakdown of payments made to biomass electricity generators by low carbon electricity support scheme<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Scheme<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017-18 (£m)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2018-19 (£m)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2019-20 (£m)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Renewables Obligation[2]<\/p><\/td> 864.7<\/p><\/td> 1,076.1<\/p><\/td> 966.3[3]<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Contracts for Difference[4]<\/p><\/td> 247.3<\/p><\/td> 380.2<\/p><\/td> 449.1<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> [1] Figures are not available broken down by technology for the Feed-in Tariff scheme.<\/p> [2] Renewables Obligation figures are based on Ofgem\u2019s certificate report as at 17 June 2020 from their Renewables and CHP Register.<\/p> [3] Renewables Obligation figures for 2019/20 are provisional as not all the certificates have been issued yet, and the full notional value of each certificate is not yet known.<\/p> [4] Contracts for Difference figures are from the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) CfD dashboard, which is available on LCCC\u2019s website.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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