The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

Amendments to Article 27 of the 2009 Order (microgenerators and qualifying new small scale generators)

2.  For Article 27 of the 2009 Order (microgenerators) substitute—

“Microgenerators and qualifying new small scale generators

27.— (1) This Article applies to a generating station which—

(a) is an accredited microgenerator,

(b) has not had a total declared net capacity in excess of 50 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2009, and

(c) is not a qualifying new onshore wind station or a qualifying new hydro station or a qualifying new solar photovoltaic station or a qualifying new anaerobic digestion station.

(2) The amount of electricity to be stated in each NIROC issued in respect of electricity generated—

(a) by a generating station to which this Article applies, and

(b) using—

(i) pre-2013 capacity, or

(ii) 2013/14 capacity, or

(iii) 2014/15 capacity,

is of a megawatt hour.

(3) The amount of electricity to be stated in each NIROC issued in respect of electricity generated—

(a) by a generating station to which this Article applies, and

(b) using 2015/16 capacity,

is of a megawatt hour.

(4) The amount of electricity to be stated in each NIROC issued in respect of electricity generated—

(a) by a generating station to which this Article applies, and

(b) using post-2016 capacity,

is of a megawatt hour.

(5) In this Article and in Articles 27A to 27C—

“2010/2015 qualifying new solar photovoltaic station” means a generating station which—

(a)

generates electricity from the direct conversion of sunlight to electricity,

(b)

was accredited after 31st March 2010 and before 1st October 2015, and

(c)

has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 250 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2010;

“2015/2016 qualifying new solar photovoltaic station” means a generating station which—

(a)

generates electricity from the direct conversion of sunlight to electricity,

(b)

was accredited after 30th September 2015 and before 1st October 2016, and

(c)

has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 250 kilowatts at any time after 30th September 2015;

“2016/2017 qualifying new solar photovoltaic station” means a generating station which—

(a)

generates electricity from the direct conversion of sunlight to electricity,

(b)

was accredited after 30th September 2016, and

(c)

has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 250 kilowatts at any time after 30th September 2016;

“qualifying new hydro station” means a hydro generating station which—

(a)

was first accredited after 31st March 2010, and

(b)

has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 5 megawatts at any time after 31st March 2010;

“qualifying new onshore wind station” means a generating station which—

(a)

generates electricity from onshore wind,

(b)

was accredited after 31st March 2010, and

(c)

has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 5 megawatts at any time after 31st March 2010;

“qualifying new solar photovoltaic station” means—

(a)

a 2010/2015 qualifying new solar photovoltaic station,

(b)

a 2015/2016 qualifying new solar photovoltaic station, and

(c)

a 2016/2017 qualifying new solar photovoltaic station;

“qualifying new anaerobic digestion station”, means a generating station which—

(a)

generates electricity from gas formed by the anaerobic digestion of material which is neither sewage nor material in a landfill,

(b)

was first accredited after 31st March 2011, and

(c)

has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 5 megawatts at any time after 31st March 2011.

(6) This Article is subject to Article 30.”.