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

PART 6 N.I. Banding and Grandfathering

Microgenerators N.I.

[F1 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.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 27-27B substituted for art. 27 (1.4.2010) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/134), art. 9