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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewables-obligation-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2013/article-33",
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  "legislation": "nidsr/2013/9780337990786",
  "legislation_title": "The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewables-obligation-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2013",
  "path": "article/33",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "33",
  "heading": "Amount of electricity to be stated in NIROCs issued for electricity generated using 2013/14 capacity, 2014/15 capacity, 2015/16 capacity or post-2016 capacity",
  "text": "After Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the 2009 Order insert—\n“PART 2A\nAMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY TO BE STATED IN NIROCs ISSUED FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATED USING 2013/14 CAPACITY AND 2014/15 CAPACITY\nArticles 25(5), (6) and (10)\nGeneration type\nAmount of electricity (in megawatt hours) to be stated in a NIROC issued for electricity generated using—\n2013/14 capacity\n2014/15 capacity\nAD\n1 2\n1 2\nAdvanced gasification/pyrolysis\n1 2\n1 2\nBuilding mounted solar PV\n10 17\n5 8\nCo-firing of regular bioliquid\n2\n2\nDedicated biomass\n2 3\n2 3\nDedicated energy crops\n1 2\n1 2\nElectricity generated from landfill gas\n1\n1\nElectricity generated from sewage gas\n2\n2\nEnergy from waste with CHP\n1\n1\nGeopressure\n1\n1\nGeothermal\n1 2\n1 2\nGround mounted solar PV\n5 8\n5 7\nHigh-range co-firing\n10 9\n10 9\nHydroelectric\n10 7\n10 7\nLow-range co-firing\n2\n2\nMid-range co-firing\n5 3\n5 3\nOffshore wind\n1 2\n1 2\nOnshore wind\n10 9\n10 9\nStandard gasification/pyrolysis\n1 2\n1 2\nStation conversion\n1\n1\nTidal impoundment – tidal barrage\n1 2\n1 2\nTidal impoundment – tidal lagoon\n1 2\n1 2\nTidal stream\n1 2\n1 2\nUnit conversion\n1\n1\nWave\n1 2\n1 2\nPART 2B\nAMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY TO BE STATED IN NIROCs ISSUED FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATED USING 2015/16 CAPACITY OR POST-2016 CAPACITY\nArticles 35(5), (6) and (10) and 31(3)\nGeneration type\nAmount of electricity (in megawatt hours) to be stated in a NIROC issued for electricity generated using—\n2015/16 capacity\nPost-2016 capacity\nAD\n10 19\n5 9\nAdvanced gasification/pyrolysis\n10 19\n5 9\nBuilding mounted solar PV\n2 3\n5 7\nClosed landfill gas\n5\n5\nCo-firing of regular bioliquid\n2\n2\nDedicated biomass\n2 3\n5 7\nDedicated energy crops\n10 19\n5 9\nElectricity generated from sewage gas\n2\n2\nEnergy from waste with CHP\n1\n1\nGeopressure\n1\n1\nGeothermal\n10 19\n5 9\nGround mounted solar PV\n10 13\n5 6\nHigh-range co-firing\n10 9\n10 9\nHydroelectric\n10 7\n10 7\nLandfill gas heat recovery\n10\n10\nLow-range co-firing\n2\n2\nMid-range co-firing\n5 3\n5 3\nOffshore wind\n10 19\n5 9\nOnshore wind\n10 9\n10 9\nStandard gasification/pyrolysis\n10 19\n5 9\nStation conversion\n1\n1\nTidal impoundment – tidal barrage\n10 19\n5 9\nTidal impoundment – tidal lagoon\n10 19\n5 9\nTidal stream\n1 2\n1 2\nUnit conversion\n1\n1\nWave\n1 2\n1 2\nPART 2C\nAMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY TO BE STATED IN NIROCs ISSUED FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATED USING PRE-2013 CAPACITY OR 2013/15 CAPACITY WHERE ARTICLE 26(3) OR (4) APPLIES\nArticle 26(3) and (4)\nGeneration type\nAmount of electricity (in megawatt hours) to be stated in a NIROC issued in respect of the qualifying proportion of electricity generated using pre-2013 capacity or 2013/15 capacity\nAmount of electricity (in megawatt hours) to be stated in a NIROC issued in respect of the remainder of the electricity generated using pre-2013 capacity or 2013/15 capacity\nCo-firing of regular bioliquid with CHP\n1\n2\nDedicated biomass with CHP\n1 2\n2 3\nHigh-range co-firing with CHP\n5 7\n10 9\nLow-range co-firing with CHP\n1\n2\nMid-range co-firing with CHP\n10 11\n5 3\nStation conversion with CHP\n2 3\n1\nUnit conversion with CHP\n2 3\n1\nPART 2D\nAMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY TO BE STATED IN NIROCS ISSUED FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATED USING 2015/16 CAPACITY WHERE ARTICLE 26(5) OR (6)APPLIES\nArticle 26(5) and (6)\nGeneration type\nAmount of electricity (in megawatt hours) to be stated in a NIROC issued in respect of the qualifying proportion of electricity generated using 2015/16 capacity\nAmount of electricity (in megawatt hours) to be stated in a NIROC issued in respect of the remainder of the electricity generated using 2015/16 capacity\nCo-firing of regular bioliquid with CHP\n1\n2\nDedicated biomass with CHP\n10 19\n2 3\nHigh-range co-firing with CHP\n5 7\n10 9\nLow-range co-firing with CHP\n1\n2\nMid-range co-firing with CHP\n10 11\n5 3\nStation conversion with CHP\n2 3\n1\nUnit conversion with CHP\n2 3\n1\nPART 2E\nAMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY TO BE STATED IN NIROCS ISSUED FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATED USING POST-2016 CAPACITY WHERE ARTICLE 26(7) APPLIES\nArticle 26(7)\nGeneration type\nAmount of electricity (in megawatt hours) to be stated in a NIROC issued in respect of the qualifying proportion of electricity generated using post-2016 capacity\nAmount of electricity (in megawatt hours) to be stated in a NIROC issued in respect of the remainder of the electricity generated using post-2016 capacity\nCo-firing of regular bioliquid with CHP\n1\n2\nDedicated biomass with CHP\n5 9\n5 7\nHigh-range co-firing with CHP\n5 7\n10 9\nLow-range co-firing with CHP\n1\n2\nMid-range co-firing with CHP\n10 11\n5 3\nStation conversion with CHP\n2 3\n1\nUnit conversion with CHP\n2 3\n1\n”",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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