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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewables-obligation-scotland-amendment-order-2014/article-13",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2014/9780111022696",
  "legislation_title": "The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewables-obligation-scotland-amendment-order-2014",
  "path": "article/13",
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  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Offshore wind generating stations: demonstration wind turbines and floating wind turbines",
  "text": "After article 30B insert—\n“Offshore wind generating stations using test and demonstration wind turbines\n30C. (1) This article applies to electricity—\n(a) which is generated from wind;\n(b) which is generated by a generating station which—\n(i) is offshore; and\n(ii) uses only eligible wind turbines; and\n(c) in respect of which a declaration has been made in accordance with paragraph (3).\n(2) The amount of electricity to be stated in each SROC issued in respect of electricity to which this article applies is 2/5 of a megawatt hour.\n(3) A declaration is made in accordance with this paragraph if—\n(a) it is made by the operator of the generating station to the Authority in writing; and\n(b) it confirms that—\n(i) to the best of the operator’s knowledge and belief the wind turbines used to generate the electricity are eligible wind turbines; and\n(ii) the lease in respect of which the generating station is entitled to operate at that particular area of seabed is a demonstration lease issued by the Crown Estate in relation to that site.\n(4) In this article—\n(a) “eligible wind turbine” in relation to a generating station means a wind turbine which in the Authority’s view forms part of the generating station from a date no earlier than 1st April 2014; and\n(b) “demonstration lease” means a lease granted by the Crown Estate, one of whose purposes is testing, demonstrating and approving the viability of a wind turbine.\nOffshore wind generating stations using floating wind turbines\n30D. (1) This article applies to electricity—\n(a) which is generated from wind;\n(b) which is generated by a generating station which—\n(i) is offshore;\n(ii) uses only floating wind turbines;\n(iii) is granted preliminary accreditation which takes effect on or before 31st March 2017; and\n(iv) is commissioned before 1st October 2018; and\n(c) in respect of which a declaration has been made in accordance with paragraph (3).\n(2) The amount of electricity to be stated in each SROC issued in respect of electricity to which this article applies is 2/7 of a megawatt hour.\n(3) A declaration is made in accordance with this paragraph if—\n(a) it is made by the operator of the generating station to the Authority in writing; and\n(b) it confirms to the best of the operator’s knowledge and belief that the electricity generated was generated by a generating station using only floating wind turbines.\n(4) In this article “floating wind turbine” means a wind turbine which is fixed or connected to the seabed by means of a chain, tension leg or other flexible mooring.”.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2014/9780111022696/article/13",
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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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