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The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013

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Electricity generated by certain types of biomass station

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7.  After article 22B (common agricultural policy requirements) insert—

“Electricity generated by certain types of biomass generating station

22C.—(1) This article applies to a generating station which—

(a)is first commissioned after 31st March 2014;

(b)has a total installed capacity of more than 15 megawatts;

(c)generates electricity from relevant biomass.

(2) No SROCs are to be issued in respect of any electricity generated in any month by a generating station to which this article applies—

(a)unless the generating station is a qualifying combined heat and power station;

(b)if the generating station has not been a qualifying combined heat and power station during the whole or part of 5 or more obligation periods.

(3) In this article “relevant biomass” means biomass which is composed wholly or partly from wood which is not an energy crop.”.

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