Part 5: Wind power Section 79: Onshore wind power: closure of the renewables obligation
Section 79 amends the Electricity Act 1989 to provide for the closure of the Renewables Obligation ("RO") to new onshore wind generating stations located within Great Britain on the date of Royal Assent (the "onshore wind closure date"). It does this by preventing renewables obligation certificates ("ROCs") from being issued for electricity generated by onshore wind generating stations after the onshore wind closure date. Exceptions to the prohibition on the issuance of ROCs are set out in section 80.
	Section 79 also clarifies that the provision it makes will override the power to make a renewables obligation order or a renewables obligation closure order under section 32 of the Electricity Act 1989. In addition, it makes a number of consequential amendments to the Renewables Obligation Closure Order 2014.