# The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, Regulation 27: Interpretation


In this Part—
“energy content” means the energy contained within a substance (whether measured by a calorimeter or determined in some other way) expressed in terms of the substance’s gross calorific value within the meaning of British Standard BS 7420:1991 (Guide for determination of calorific values of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels (including definitions) published by the British Standards Institute on 28th June 1991);
“landfill gas” means gas formed by the digestion of material in a landfill;
“standby generation” means the generation of electricity by equipment which is not used frequently or regularly to generate electricity and where all the electricity generated by that equipment is used by the accredited RHI installation;
“waste” has the same meaning as in Article 2(2) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2012/9780337989193/regulation/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/regulation-27
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