The Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 No. 154

PART 6 N.I. Banding and Grandfathering

[F1 Low-range co-firing of relevant energy crops N.I.

26D.— (1) This Article applies to electricity which is generated—

(a) before 1st April 2019,

(b) by a generating station to which Article 27 does not apply, and

(c) from relevant energy crops burned in a combustion unit in a month in which—

(i) the energy content of the biomass burned in that combustion unit is less than 50% of the energy content of all of the energy sources burned in that combustion unit during that month, and

(ii) the generating station generates electricity partly from fossil fuel and partly from renewable sources.

(2) The amount of electricity to be stated in each NIROC issued in respect of electricity to which this Article applies is—

(a) in the case of electricity generated before 1st April 2015, of a megawatt hour; and

(b) in the case of electricity generated on or after 1st April 2015, 1 megawatt hour.

(3) Paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of paragraph 1(2) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 apply for the purposes of this Article as they apply for the purposes of that Schedule.

(4) In this Article, “relevant energy crops” means energy crops which are supplied to the operator of a generating station in accordance with an agreement made—

(a) in writing,

(b) before 23rd October 2012, and

(c) between the owner or operator of the generating station and a person who is not connected to the owner or operator of the station within the meaning of section 1122 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010.

(5) This Article is subject to Articles 26E and 30.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Arts. 26A-26E inserted (1.5.2013) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/116), arts. 1(1), 15 (with art. 34)