The Feed-in Tariffs Order 2012

Article 21

SCHEDULE 1 The central FIT register

1.—(1) The central FIT register must contain sufficient information to identify each accredited FIT installation.

(2) Information under paragraph (1) must include, in respect of each accredited FIT installation—

(a) the tariff code assigned under article 13;

(b) the unique identifier assigned under article 14;

(c) the site of the installation determined under article 15;

(d) the confirmation date;

(e) whether or not the installation has been extended;

(f) whether or not the installation has been modified (other than by way of an extension which falls within Part 4);

(g) if applicable, the number of the MCS certificate;

(h) the eligible low carbon energy source used;

(i) the total installed capacity;

(j) details of the FIT generator and, if applicable, details of the FIT generator’s nominated recipient;

(k) whether or not an export payment is paid and how that export payment is determined;

(l) the date of the statement of FIT terms;

(m) details of the generation and, if applicable, export meters which apply to the accredited FIT installation, including meter point administration numbers.

2.  The central FIT register must contain sufficient information to identify, in respect of each accredited FIT installation—

(a) the FIT licensee responsible for making FIT payments;

(b) the FIT generator and any nominated recipient to which the FIT licensee makes FIT payments.

Article 36

SCHEDULE 2 Publication of FIT deployment data

1.  On or before the sixth working day before the end of each month specified in the first column of the following table, the Secretary of State must, for the period specified in the corresponding entry in the second column of the table (the “solar deployment period”), determine and publish the data set out in paragraph 2.

Month of publication	Solar deployment period
February 2013	1st November 2012 to 31st January 2013
April 2013	1st February 2013 to 31st March 2013
July (in 2013 and each subsequent year)	the preceding 1st April to 30th June
October (in 2013 and each subsequent year)	the preceding 1st July to 30th September
January (in 2014 and each subsequent year)	the preceding 1st October to 31st December
April (in 2014 and each subsequent year)	the preceding 1st January to 31st March

2.  The data referred to in paragraph 1 are—

(a) the aggregate declared net capacities of solar photovoltaic installations with declared net capacity of 10 kilowatts or less which were registered on the MCS database in the solar deployment period;

(b) the aggregate declared net capacity of solar photovoltaic installations with declared net capacity greater than 10 kilowatts but not exceeding 50 kilowatts which were registered on the MCS database in the solar deployment period;

(c) the aggregate total installed capacity of solar photovoltaic installations with declared net capacity greater than 50 kilowatts—

(i) which, in the solar deployment period, were determined by the Authority to be entitled to accreditation (excluding installations for which preliminary accreditation had previously been granted);

(ii) which, in the solar deployment period, the Authority granted preliminary accreditation.

3.  On or before the sixth working day before the end of January and July in each year, commencing in January 2014, the Secretary of State must determine and publish—

(a) the aggregate total installed capacity of hydro generating stations—

(i) which, in the relevant deployment period, were determined by the Authority to be entitled to accreditation (excluding installations for which preliminary accreditation had previously been granted);

(ii) which, in the relevant deployment period, the Authority granted preliminary accreditation;

(b) the aggregate declared net capacity of wind installations with declared net capacity not exceeding 50 kilowatts which, in the relevant deployment period, were registered on the MCS database;

(c) the aggregate total installed capacity of wind installations with declared net capacity greater than 50 kilowatts but not exceeding 100 kilowatts—

(i) which, in the relevant deployment period, were determined by the Authority to be entitled to accreditation (excluding installations for which preliminary accreditation had previously been granted);

(ii) which, in the relevant deployment period, the Authority granted preliminary accreditation;

(d) the aggregate total installed capacity of wind installations with declared net capacity greater than 100 kilowatts—

(i) which, in the relevant deployment period, were determined by the Authority to be entitled to accreditation (excluding installations for which preliminary accreditation had previously been granted);

(ii) which, in the relevant deployment period, the Authority granted preliminary accreditation;

(e) the aggregate total installed capacity of anaerobic digestion installations with declared net capacity not exceeding 500 kilowatts—

(i) which, in the relevant deployment period, were determined by the Authority to be entitled to accreditation (excluding installations for which preliminary accreditation had previously been granted);

(ii) which, in the relevant deployment period, the Authority granted preliminary accreditation;

(f) the aggregate total installed capacity of anaerobic digestion installations with declared net capacity greater than 500 kilowatts—

(i) which, in the relevant deployment period, were determined by the Authority to be entitled to accreditation (excluding installations for which preliminary accreditation had previously been granted);

(ii) which, in the relevant deployment period, the Authority granted preliminary accreditation.

4.  In paragraph 3, “relevant deployment period” means—

(a) in relation to the data to be published in January, the preceding calendar year; and

(b) in relation to the data to be published in July, the preceding 1st January to 30th June.

5.  In this Schedule—

“MCS database” means the database maintained by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme that records the details of MCS-certified installations;

“working day” means any day except a Saturday or Sunday or a day which is a bank holiday or other public holiday in England and Wales.

Article 40

SCHEDULE 3 Revocations

Orders revoked	References
The Feed-in Tariffs (Specified Maximum Capacity and Functions) Order 2010	S.I. 2010/678
The Feed-in Tariffs (Specified Maximum Capacity and Functions) (Amendment) Order 2011	S.I. 2011/1181
The Feed-in Tariffs (Specified Maximum Capacity and Functions) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2011	S.I. 2011/1655
The Feed-in Tariffs (Specified Maximum Capacity and Functions) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2011	S.I. 2011/2364
The Feed-in Tariffs (Specified Maximum Capacity and Functions) (Amendment) Order 2012	S.I. 2012/671
The Feed-in Tariffs (Specified Maximum Capacity and Functions) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2012	S.I. 2012/1393
The Feed-in Tariffs (Specified Maximum Capacity and Functions) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2012	S.I. 2012/2268