PART 6Banding and grandfathering
F1Offshore wind generating stations using test and demonstration wind turbines30C
1
This article applies to electricity—
a
which is generated from wind;
b
which is generated by a generating station which—
i
is offshore; and
ii
uses only eligible wind turbines; and
c
in respect of which a declaration has been made in accordance with paragraph (3).
2
The amount of electricity to be stated in each SROC issued in respect of electricity to which this article applies is 2/5 of a megawatt hour.
3
A declaration is made in accordance with this paragraph if—
a
it is made by the operator of the generating station to the Authority in writing; and
b
it confirms that—
i
to the best of the operator’s knowledge and belief the wind turbines used to generate the electricity are eligible wind turbines; and
ii
the lease in respect of which the generating station is entitled to operate at that particular area of seabed is a demonstration lease issued by the Crown Estate in relation to that site.
4
In this article—
a
“eligible wind turbine” in relation to a generating station means a wind turbine which in the Authority’s view forms part of the generating station from a date no earlier than 1st April 2014; and
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