Commission Implementing Decision of 7 May 2012 concerning the determination of start-up and shut-down periods for the purposes of Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions (notified under document C(2012) 2948) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/249/EU)

Article 9 U.K. Determination of start-up and shut-down periods using operational parameters or discrete processes

For determining the minimum start-up load and the minimum shut-down load for stable generation, at least three criteria shall be defined, with the end of start-up or start of shut-down periods reached when at least two of the criteria have been met.

These criteria shall be chosen from the following:

(1)

discrete processes set out in the Annex or equivalent processes that suit the technical characteristics of the plant;

(2)

thresholds for the operational parameters set out in the Annex, or equivalent operational parameters that suit the technical characteristics of the plant.