Guarantee of origin for electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration
(a) Member States shall take measures to ensure that:
(i) the guarantee of origin of the electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration:
— enable producers to demonstrate that the electricity they sell is produced from high-efficiency cogeneration and is issued to this effect in response to a request from the producer,
— is accurate, reliable and fraud-resistant,
— is issued, transferred and cancelled electronically;
(ii) the same unit of energy from high-efficiency cogeneration is taken into account only once.
(b) The guarantee of origin referred to in Article 14(10) shall contain at least the following information:
(i) the identity, location, type and capacity (thermal and electrical) of the installation where the energy was produced;
(ii) the dates and places of production;
(iii) the lower calorific value of the fuel source from which the electricity was produced;
(iv) the quantity and the use of the heat generated together with the electricity;
(v) the quantity of electricity from high-efficiency cogeneration in accordance with Annex II that the guarantee represents;
(vi) the primary energy savings calculated in accordance with Annex II based on the harmonised efficiency reference values indicated in point (f) of Annex II;
(vii) the nominal electric and thermal efficiency of the plant;
(viii) whether and to what extent the installation has benefited from investment support;
(ix) whether and to what extent the unit of energy has benefited in any other way from a national support scheme, and the type of support scheme;
(x) the date on which the installation became operational; and
(xi) the date and country of issue and a unique identification number.
The guarantee of origin shall be of the standard size of 1 MWh. It shall relate to the net electricity output measured at the station boundary and exported to the grid.