C4C3C5C2C1 Part I ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2

Pt. I (ss. 1-64) applied (1.10.2001) by S.I. 2001/3264, regs. 4(2), 5(2)

C1

Pt. I (ss. 1-64) amended (E.W.) (27.10.2000) by S.I. 2000/2727, art. 10

Pt. I (ss. 1-64) amended (7.11.2000) by 2000 c. 27, s. 105(1)(a); S.I. 2000/2974, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-12)

Pt. I (ss. 1-64) amended (E.W.) (1.10.2001) by S.I. 2000/2727, art. 10 (as substituted (1.10.2001) by S.I. 2001/3268, art. 2(13))

Protection of public interest

32LCF1Onshore wind generating stations: closure of renewables obligation

1

No renewables obligation certificates are to be issued under a renewables obligation order in respect of electricity generated after the onshore wind closure date by an onshore wind generating station.

2

Subsection (1) does not apply to electricity generated in the circumstances set out in any one or more of sections 32LD to 32LL.

3

In this section and sections 32LD to 32LL—

  • “the onshore wind closure date” means the date on which the Energy Act 2016 is passed;

  • “onshore wind generating station” means a generating station that—

    1. a

      generates electricity from wind, and

    2. b

      is situated in England, Wales or Scotland, but not in waters in or adjacent to England, Wales or Scotland up to the seaward limits of the territorial sea.

4

The reference in subsection (1) to a renewables obligation order is to any renewables obligation order made under section 32 (whenever made, and whether or not made by the Secretary of State).

5

Power to make provision in a renewables obligation order or a renewables obligation closure order (and any provision contained in such an order) is subject to subsection (1) and sections 32LD to 32LL.

6

This section is not otherwise to be taken as affecting power to make provision in a renewables obligation order or renewables obligation closure order.