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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