The Electricity (Non-Fossil Fuel Sources) (Scotland) Order 1997

Articles 2, 3 and 4

SCHEDULE 1 SPECIFIED AGGREGATE AMOUNTS OF GENERATING CAPACITY

Biomass generating stations

1.—(1) Table A below relates to biomass generating stations–

TABLE A

BIOMASS GENERATING STATIONS

Period	Aggregate amount of generating capac ity
	Scottish Power plc	Scottish Hydro-Electric plc
1 May 1997 to 31 March 1998	–	–
1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999	–	–
1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000	1.5	0.5
1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001	1.5	0.5
1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002	1.5	0.5
1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004	1.5 1.5	0.5 0.5
1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005	1.5	0.5
1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006	1.5	0.5
1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007	1.5	0.5
1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008	1.5	0.5
1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009	1.5	0.5
1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010	1.5	0.5
1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011	1.5	0.5
1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012	1.5	0.5
1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013	1.5	0.5
1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015	1.5 1.5	0.5 0.5
1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016	–	–
1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017	–	–

(2) “Biomass generating stations” means generating stations which–

(a) are fuelled by one or more of the following–

(i) crops grown for the purpose of providing a source of energy;

(ii) forestry waste; and

(iii) fuel derived from either or both of these materials,

but excluding any such station as is fuelled by one or more of the following–

(aa) gas derived from landfill sites of any description;

(bb) municipal waste;

(cc) industrial waste;

(dd) agricultural waste;

(ee) sewage matter or gas or waste derived therefrom; and

(ff) fuel derived from one or more of the materials mentioned in heads (aa) to (ee) above; and

(b) are driven–

(i) wholly by an internal-combustion engine or a gas turbine, using gaseous or liquid fuel produced by gasification-by-partial-combustion or by pyrolysis of the fuel allowed by sub-paragraph (a) above; or

(ii) partly by an internal-combustion engine or a gas turbine using such gaseous or liquid fuel and partly by any engine or any turbine, using steam produced from–

(aa) heat from the first engine or turbine; or

(bb) heat produced during the production of the gaseous or liquid fuel.

Hydro generating stations

2.—(1) Table B below relates to hydro generating stations–

TABLE B

HYDRO GENERATING STATIONS

Period	Aggregate amount of generating capac ity
	Scottish Power plc	Scottish Hydro-Electric plc
1 May 1997 to 31 March 1998	–	–
1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999	6.866	2.289
1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000	8.650	2.883
1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001	8.650	2.883
1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002	8.650	2.883
1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003	8.650	2.883
1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004	8.650	2.883
1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005	8.650	2.883
1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006	8.650	2.883
1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007	8.650	2.883
1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008	8.650	2.883
1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009	8.650	2.883
1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010	8.650	2.883
1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011	8.650	2.883
1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012	8.650	2.883
1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013	8.650	2.883
1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014	8.650	2.883
1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015	1.334	0.445
1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016	–	–
1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017	–	–

(2) “Hydro generating stations” means generating stations which are driven by any form of water power other than–

(a) tidal or wave power; or

(b) power from water which has been elevated or whose pressure has been increased, except where this has been done, directly or indirectly, by power derived from a relevant non-fossil fuel generating station other than a generating station which is itself the subject either of a premium price arrangement or of relevant arrangements.

Waste to energy generating stations

3.—(1) Table C below relates to waste to energy generating stations–

TABLE C

WASTE TO ENERGY GENERATING STATIONS

Period	Aggregate amount of generating capac ity
	Scottish Power plc	Scottish Hydro-Electric plc
1 May 1997 to 31 March 1998	22.95	7.65
1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999	39.164	13.055
1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000	40.634	13.545
1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001	41.489	13.83
1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002	41.489	13.83
1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003	41.489	13.83
1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004	42.037	14.012
1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005	42.037	14.012
1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006	42.037	14.012
1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007	42.037	14.012
1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008	42.037	14.012
1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009	42.037	14.012
1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010	42.037	14.012
1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011	42.037	14.012
1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012	42.037	14.012
1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013	31.012	10.337
1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014	12.622	4.207
1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015	0.855	0.285
1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016	–	–
1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017	–	–

(2) “Waste to energy generating stations” means generating stations which are fuelled by either–

(a) gas derived from landfill sites on which, at any time before 22nd July 1993, activities were carried on in pursuance of a licence issued under section 5 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974(1) or in accordance with conditions specified in a resolution passed by the relevant disposal authority under section 11(3)(e) of that Act but excluding any such station as is partially fuelled by one or more of the following:–

(i) gas derived from landfill sites of any other description;

(ii) municipal waste;

(iii) industrial waste;

(iv) fuel derived from municipal waste or industrial waste;

(v) human sewage; and

(vi) gas or waste derived from human sewage; or

(b) one or more of the following:–

(i) municipal waste;

(ii) industrial waste; and

(iii) fuel derived from municipal waste or industrial waste,

but excluding any such station as is partially fuelled by one or more of the following:–

(aa) human sewage;

(bb) gas or waste in either case derived from human sewage; and

(cc) gas derived from any landfill site.

Wind generating stations

4.—(1) Table D below relates to wind generating stations

TABLE D

WIND GENERATING STATIONS

Period	Aggregate amount of generating capac ity
	Scottish Power plc	Scottish Hydro-Electric plc
1 May 1997 to 31 March 1998	–	–
1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999	9.579	3.193
1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000	32.717	10.906
1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001	32.717	10.906
1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002	32.717	10.906
1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003	32.717	10.906
1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004	32.717	10.906
1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005	32.717	10.906
1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006	32.717	10.906
1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007	32.717	10.906
1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008	32.717	10.906
1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009	32.717	10.906
1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010	32.717	10.906
1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011	32.717	10.906
1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012	32.717	10.906
1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013	32.717	10.906
1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014	32.717	10.906
1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015	23.138	7.713
1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016	–	–
1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017	–	–

(2) In this paragraph “wind generating stations” means generating stations which are driven by wind.

(1)

1974 (c. 40); section 5 was amended by the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), Schedule 34, Part II and by the Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 11), Schedule 2, paragraph 31(1).