The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2015

Article 21

SCHEDULE 1

Article 2(1)

“SCHEDULE A1 MCS-certified installations

1.   An eligible installation is an MCS-certified installation if it is certified under—

(a) the MCS and installed in accordance with the relevant installation standard in the scheme; or

(b) a scheme where—

(i) installers are certified to that scheme’s standards by an organisation accredited to EN 45011(2) or EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012(3);

(ii) the plant is installed in accordance with the installation standards applicable to the plant under that scheme on the plant’s first commissioning date and which are equivalent to a relevant installation standard; and

(iii) that scheme is equivalent to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme.

2.   In paragraph 1, “relevant installation standard” means—

(a) if the commissioning date for the installation is on or after 15th January 2016, if the installation is—

(i) a solar photovoltaic installation, version 3.3 of the document entitled Microgeneration Installation Standard: MIS 3002 requirements for MCS contractors undertaking the supply, design, installation, set to work commissioning and handover of solar-photovoltaic (PV) microgeneration systems,

(ii) a wind installation, version 3.4 of the document entitled Microgeneration Installation Standard: MIS 3003 requirements for MCS contractors undertaking the supply, design, installation, set to work commissioning and handover of micro and small wind turbine systems,

(iii) a heat-led combined heat and power installation, version 3.2 of the document entitled Microgeneration Installation Standard: MIS 3007 requirements for MCS contractors undertaking the design, supply, installation, set to work, commissioning and handover of a heating system containing and micro-cogeneration package; or

(iv) an electricity-led combined heat and power installation, version 2.3 of the document entitled Microgeneration Installation Standard: MIS 3007-2 requirements for MCS contractors undertaking the design, supply, installation, set to work, commissioning and handover of a domestic hot water system combining an electricity led micro-cogeneration package; or

(b) if the commissioning date for the installation is before the 15th January 2016, any installation requirements applicable to the installation under the MCS on the installation’s commissioning date.

3.   When exercising any functions under this Order, the Authority may treat the certification of an eligible installation in accordance with this Schedule as evidence that the installation is installed in accordance with a relevant installation standard or a standard which is equivalent to a relevant installation standard.

4.   In this Schedule, “MCS” means the Microgeneration Certification Scheme.”

Article 22

SCHEDULE 2

Article 8B

“SCHEDULE 1A Limit of aggregate capacity of eligible installations

Table 1: Limit of aggregate total installed capacity of eligible installations (in megawatts) applied for in respect of eligible installations of a particular description for a particular tariff period

	8th February to 31st March 2016	1st April to 30th June 2016	1st July to 30th September 2016	1st October to 31st December 2016	1st January to 31st March 2017	1st April to 30th June 2017	1st July to 30th September 2017	1st October to 31st December 2017	1st January to 31st March 2018	1st April to 30th June 2018	1st July to 30th September 2018	1st October to 31st December 2018	1st January to 31st March 2019
Anaerobic digestion installations	5.8	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Hydro generating stations with total installed capacity of 100 kW or less	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4
Hydro generating stations with total installed capacity greater than 100 kW	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3
Solar photovoltaic (other than stand-alone) with total installed capacity of 10 kW or less	48.4	49.6	50.6	51.7	52.8	53.8	54.2	55.9	57.0	58.0	59.1	60.1	61.1
Solar photovoltaic (other than stand-alone) with total installed capacity greater than 10 kW but not exceeding 50 kW	16.5	17.0	17.4	17.8	18.2	18.6	18.7	19.4	19.8	20.3	20.7	21.1	21.5
Solar photovoltaic (other than stand-alone) with total installed capacity greater than 50 kW	14.1	14.5	14.9	15.4	15.8	16.2	16.4	17.1	17.6	18.0	18.5	19.0	19.4
Stand-alone solar photovoltaic	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Wind with total installed capacity of 50 kW or less	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.4
Wind with total installed capacity greater than 50 kW but not exceeding 100 kW	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Wind with total installed capacity greater than 100 kW but not exceeding 1500 kW	6.8	6.7	6.6	6.5	6.4	6.3	6.2	6.1	6.1	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.7
Wind with total installed capacity greater than 1500 kW	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0”

Article 23

SCHEDULE 3

Article 36

“SCHEDULE 2 Publication of FIT deployment data

1.   Within the first 5 working days of each tariff period, the Authority must determine and publish the data set out in paragraphs 2 to 4.

2.   The data referred to in paragraph 1, in respect of installations not able to be granted preliminary accreditation are—

(a) the aggregate total installed capacities of solar photovoltaic (other than stand-alone), with total installed capacity of 10 kilowatts or less, which were registered on the MCS database in the deployment period;

(b) the aggregate total installed capacities of solar photovoltaic (other than stand-alone), with total installed capacity greater than 10 kilowatts but not exceeding 50 kilowatts, which were registered on the MCS database in that period; and

(c) the aggregate total installed capacities of wind installations, with total installed capacity of 50 kilowatts or less, which were registered on the MCS database in that period.

3.   The data referred to in paragraph 1, in respect of installations to which the Authority may grant preliminary accreditation, are—

(a) the aggregate total installed capacities of anaerobic digestion installations, with total installed capacity of 500 kilowatts or less, applied for within that deployment period;

(b) the aggregate total installed capacities of anaerobic digestion installations, with total installed capacity greater than 500 kilowatts, applied for within that period;

(c) the aggregate total installed capacities of hydro generating stations applied for within that period;

(d) the aggregate total installed capacities of solar photovoltaic installations (other than stand-alone), with total installed capacity greater than 50 kilowatts applied for within that period;

(e) the aggregate total installed capacity of wind installations, with total installed capacity greater than 50 kilowatts, applied for within that deployment period.

4.   The data referred to in paragraph 1, in respect of stand-alone solar photovoltaic installations, are the aggregate total installed capacities of stand-alone solar photovoltaic installations applied for within that deployment period (including those which were registered on the MCS database in that period).

5.   In this Schedule—

“applied for” refers to an application for accreditation or preliminary accreditation being received as defined in article 8B(4)(a);

“deployment period” means the period of three months immediately preceding the tariff period; and

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