# The Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order 1997, Paragraph 1


The declared net capacity of a generating station which is driven by any means other than water, wind or solar power is the highest generation of electricity (at the main alternator terminals) which can be maintained indefinitely without causing damage to the plant less so much of that capacity as is consumed by the plant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/989/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-class-exemptions-from-the-requirement-for-a-licence-order-1997/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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