The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013

Amendment to Article 27 (microgenerators and qualifying new small scale generators)

17.  For Article 27(3) of the 2009 )Order substitute—

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

“qualifying new hydro station” means a hydro generating station which

(a)

was first accredited after 31st March 2010, and

(b)

has not has a declared net capacity in excess of 5 megawatts at any time after 31st March 2010.

“qualifying new 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 5 megawatts at any time after 31st March 2010;

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

“qualifying new anaerobic digestion station”, means a generating station which—

(a)

generates electricity from gas formed by the anaerobic digestion of material which is neither sewage nor material in a landfill,

(b)

was first accredited after 31st March 2011, and

(c)

has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 5 megawatts at any time after 31st March 2011.”.