Maximum period of eligibility for ROCsE+W
44.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), in the case of a generating station first accredited on or before 25th June 2008, ROCs are not to be issued in respect of any electricity generated by the station—
(a)using original capacity or mid-2008 additional capacity, after 31st March 2027,
(b)using additional capacity (other than mid-2008 additional capacity), on or after the 20th anniversary of the date on which, in the Authority's view, that additional capacity first formed part of the station or 31st March 2037 (whichever is the earlier).
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), in the case of a generating station first accredited after 25th June 2008, ROCs are not to be issued in respect of any electricity generated by the station—
(a)using original capacity, on or after the 20th anniversary of the date on which the station was first accredited or 31st March 2037 (whichever is the earlier),
(b)using additional capacity, on or after the 20th anniversary of the date on which, in the Authority's view, that additional capacity first formed part of the station or 31st March 2037 (whichever is the earlier).
(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to the issue of ROCs in respect of the generation of electricity using a registered offshore wind turbine.
(4) ROCs are not to be issued in respect of any electricity generated using a registered offshore wind turbine, on or after the 20th anniversary of the date on which that wind turbine was registered under article 91 or 31st March 2037 (whichever is the earlier).
(5) In this article—
“additional capacity” means generating capacity which—
forms part of an accredited generating station, and
does not form part of the original capacity of that generating station;
“mid-2008 additional capacity” means additional capacity which formed part of a generating station on or before 25th June 2008; and
“registered offshore wind turbine” means a wind turbine which is registered under article 91.