# The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010, Article 9: Microgenerators


For Article 27 (microgenerators) substitute—
“Microgenerators
27. (1) This Article applies to a generating station which—
(a) is a microgenerator,
(b) has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 50 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2009, and
(c) is not a qualifying onshore wind station or a qualifying hydro station or a qualifying solar photovoltaic station.
(2) The amount of electricity to be stated in each NIROC which is issued in respect of electricity generated by a generating station to which this Article applies is 1 2 megawatt hour.
(3) In this Article and in Articles 27A and 27B—
“qualifying hydro station” means a hydro generating station which was accredited after 31st March 2010 and has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 1 megawatt at any time after 31st March 2010;
“qualifying onshore wind station” means a generating station which
(a) generates electricity from onshore wind,
(b) was accredited after 31st March 2010, and
(c) has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 250 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2010;
“qualifying solar photovoltaic station”, means a generating station which—
(a) generates electricity from the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity,
(b) was accredited after 31st March 2010, and
(c) has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 50 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2010.
Qualifying onshore wind stations and qualifying solar photovoltaic stations
27A. (1) This Article applies to a generating station which is—
(a) a qualifying onshore wind station, or
(b) a qualifying solar photovoltaic station.
(2) The amount of electricity to be stated in each NIROC which is issued in respect of electricity generated by a generating station to which this Article applies is 1 4 megawatt hour.
Qualifying hydro stations
27B. (1) his Article applies to a generating station which is a qualifying hydro station.
(2) The amount of electricity to be stated in each NIROC which is issued in respect of electricity generated by a generating station to which this article applies is—
(a) in relation to a qualifying hydro station which has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 20 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2010, 1 4 megawatt hour;
(b) in relation to a qualifying hydro station which has had a declared net capacity in excess of 20 kilowatts but not in excess 250 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2010, 1 3 megawatt hour;
(c) in relation to a qualifying hydro station which has had a declared net capacity in excess of 250 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2010, ½ megawatt hour.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2010/9780337980190/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewables-obligation-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2010/article-9
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