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99. Financial incentives are available to communities and householders to support renewable energy technologies. The Scottish Community and Householders Renewables Initiative is a one-stop shop which aims to raise awareness of the benefits of renewable technologies and also provides grants and expert advice to support the development of new community and household micro-renewable schemes, through a series of locally based advisors. SCHRI is funded by the Scottish Executive and managed jointly by the Energy Saving Trust and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. Further information on funding sources is available at www.est.org.uk/schri and www.hie.co.uk . Some local authorities also run funding schemes.
100. In addition to grant support for the capital outlay of installing a micro-renewable system, it may be possible to receive annual payments for the energy generated. The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) places a legal requirement on electricity supply companies to source a proportion of their supply from accredited renewable sources. Renewable Obligation Certificates ( ROCs) are digital certificates which prove how units of electricity are produced and used. If energy companies have not managed to produce the required amount of green energy themselves they must buy accredited ROCs on the open market to make up their shortfall or fines can be imposed. To qualify for ROCs, renewable systems must generate at least 0.5 MWhrs per annum and be grid connected.
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