The fees are set annually after consultation with the Oversight Panel (made up of all Scheme Participants).

Annual Participation Fee

Participants in the Scheme are required to pay an annual membership fee.

The annual participation fee for a Trader account is £500/year.

The annual participation fee for a Producer account is £250/year with discounts when there are multiple plants and accounts being operated by the same company.

The Scheme may pro rata fees for those joining mid-way through a calendar year and delay charging its fees during periods where plants are not operational.

RGGO Cancellation Fee

Traders are required to pay a fee for RGGOs they Cancel. Cancellation occurs at the point RGGOs are allocated to gas consumers and the Cancellation Fee is also charged when transferring RGGOs to another registry.

For RGGOs Cancelled in 2024 the fee is £0.000095/kWh (equivalent to 9.5 pence/MWh).
For RGGOs Cancelled in 2025 the fee is £0.00011/kWh (equivalent to 11 pence/MWh).

Fees are calculated and invoiced each month. Cancellation is sometimes referred to in Scheme documentation as Retirement.

RGGO Issuing Fee

There are no fees for issuing RGGOs.

RGGO Transfer Fee

There are no fees for transferring RGGOs between accounts in the GGCS Registration Database.

RGGOs transferred to accounts in other biomethane registries e.g. DENA biogasregister, are cancelled from the GGCS system and the RGGO cancellation fee is applied.