PART 3E+W+SAccreditation and matters relating to accreditation

CHAPTER 1E+W+SAccreditation

Accreditation of eligible installations not previously accredited under the ROOE+W+S

6.—(1) Subject to [F1articles 7 [F2, 7A], 8, 8A and 8B], the Authority must accredit an eligible installation as an accredited FIT installation if it is satisfied that—

(a)where it has a declared net capacity of more than 50 kilowatts, it would receive accreditation under the ROO were an application to be made for such accreditation; or

(b)where it has a declared net capacity of 50 kilowatts or less, the installation meets the criteria in paragraph (2) or the criteria in paragraph (3).

(2) The criteria in this paragraph are that the eligible installation—

(a)uses an MCS-FIT technology;

(b)was first commissioned after 15th July 2009; and

(c)has been submitted by a FIT licensee for accreditation under the process for MCS-certified registration.

(3) The criteria in this paragraph are that—

(a)the eligible installation—

(i)is a hydro generating station; or

(ii)uses anaerobic digestion; and

(b)were the installation to have a declared net capacity of more than 50 kilowatts, it would receive accreditation under the ROO were an application to be made for such accreditation.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in art. 6(1) substituted (15.1.2016) by The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2045), arts. 1, 6 (with art. 24)