The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2009

[F1 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—

[F2 (a) unless the generating station was accredited under CHPQA when first commissioned and is accredited under CHPQA during the relevant month;]

(b) if the generating station has not been a qualifying combined heat and power [F3 generating] 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 [F4 and “CHPQA” in relation to accreditation obtained before 1st April 2014 has the meaning given by article 2 before that date] [F5 and in relation to accreditation obtained on or after 1st April 2014 and before 1st January 2017 has the meaning given by article 2 on 1st April 2014].]

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 22C inserted (1.4.2013) by The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/116), arts. 1(1), 7 (with art. 29)

F2 Art. 22C(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/94), arts. 1(1), 7(2) (with art. 27)

F3 Word in art. 22C(2)(b) inserted (1.4.2014) by The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/94), arts. 1(1), 7(3) (with art. 27)

F4 Words in art. 22C(3) inserted (1.4.2014) by The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/94), arts. 1(1), 7(4) (with art. 27)

F5 Words in art. 22C(3) inserted (1.1.2017) by The Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1108), regs. 1(1), 4(b)