The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010

Microgenerators

9.  For Article 27 (microgenerators) substitute—

“Microgenerators

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

(a) is a microgenerator,

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

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

(2) The amount of electricity to be stated in each NIROC which is issued in respect of electricity generated by a generating station to which this Article applies is megawatt hour.

(3) In this Article and in Articles 27A and 27B—

“qualifying hydro station” means a hydro generating station which was accredited after 31st March 2010 and has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 1 megawatt at any time after 31st March 2010;

“qualifying 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 250 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2010;

“qualifying solar photovoltaic station”, means a generating station which—

(a)

generates electricity from the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity,

(b)

was accredited after 31st March 2010, and

(c)

has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 50 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2010.

Qualifying onshore wind stations and qualifying solar photovoltaic stations

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

(a) a qualifying onshore wind station, or

(b) a qualifying solar photovoltaic station.

(2) The amount of electricity to be stated in each NIROC which is issued in respect of electricity generated by a generating station to which this Article applies is megawatt hour.

Qualifying hydro stations

27B.— (1) This Article applies to a generating station which is a qualifying hydro station.

(2) The amount of electricity to be stated in each NIROC which is issued in respect of electricity generated by a generating station to which this article applies is—

(a) in relation to a qualifying hydro station which has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 20 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2010, megawatt hour;

(b) in relation to a qualifying hydro station which has had a declared net capacity in excess of 20 kilowatts but not in excess 250 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2010, megawatt hour;

(c) in relation to a qualifying hydro station which has had a declared net capacity in excess of 250 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2010, ½ megawatt hour.”.