After several years of implementing prescriptive renewable policies like the Merton Rule, UK boroughs realized they had a problem with keeping track of what renewable equipment had been installed – and whether the 10% target was actually being met.
ˈæftɚ sˈɛvɹəl jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈɪmplɪməntɪŋ pɹɪskɹˈɪptɪv ɹᵻnˈuːəbəl pˈɑːlɪsiz lˈaɪk ðə mˈɜːtən ɹˈuːl, jˌuːkˈeɪ bˈʌɹoʊz ɹˈiːəlaɪzd ðeɪ hæd ɐ pɹˈɑːbləm wɪð kˈiːpɪŋ tɹˈæk ʌv wʌt ɹᵻnˈuːəbəl ɪkwˈɪpmənt hɐdbɪn ɪnstˈɔːld ænd wˈɛðɚ ðə tˈɛn pɚsˈɛnt tˈɑːɹɡɪt wʌz ˈæktʃuːəli bˌiːɪŋ mˈɛt.