Under the 1989 Electricity Act, the Secretary of State made five Orders requiring the Regional Electricity Companies (RECs) in England and Wales to contract for certain amounts of electricity generating capacity from renewable sources. These Orders are known as Non-Fossil Fuel Orders or NFFOs for short. NFPA was set up in 1990 by the twelve RECs as their agent for the purpose of enabling them to enter into collective arrangements to discharge their obligations under the Orders