Article 7 Electricity generated by certain types of biomass station

After article 22B (common agricultural policy requirements) insert—

“Electricity generated by certain types of biomass generating station

22C.

(1)

This article applies to a generating station which—

(a)

is first commissioned after 31st March 2014;

(b)

has a total installed capacity of more than 15 megawatts;

(c)

generates electricity from relevant biomass.

(2)

No SROCs are to be issued in respect of any electricity generated in any month by a generating station to which this article applies—

(a)

unless the generating station is a qualifying combined heat and power station;

(b)

if the generating station has not been a qualifying combined heat and power station during the whole or part of 5 or more obligation periods.

(3)

In this article “relevant biomass” means biomass which is composed wholly or partly from wood which is not an energy crop.”.