Paragraph 3 Interpretation – relevant dates and permitting datesF1

The “relevant date” in relation to a generator means—

The “permitting date”—

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

• “Tranche A generator” means a generator—

  1. (a)

     with a rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 megawatt and less than 50 megawatts—

     1. (i)

        which came into operation before 1st December 2016,

     2. (ii)

        which is the subject of a capacity agreement arising from the 2014 or 2015 capacity auctions (whether or not the generator came into operation before 1st December 2016), or

     3. (iii)

        for which a Feed-in Tariff preliminary accreditation application was received by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority before 1st December 2016;

  2. (b)

     with a rated thermal input of less than 1 megawatt—

     1. (i)

        which is the subject of a capacity agreement arising from the 2014, 2015 or 2016 capacity auctions (whether or not the generator came into operation before 1st December 2016),

     2. (ii)

        for which a Feed-in Tariff preliminary accreditation application was received by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority before 1st December 2017; or

     3. (iii)

        which is the subject of an agreement to provide balancing services entered into before 31st October 2017,

  provided that a generator ceases to be a Tranche A generator if it is the subject of a capacity agreement, or an agreement for provision of balancing services, where that agreement is entered into after 31st October 2017 and remains in force after 31st December 2018;

• “Tranche B generator” means any generator which is not a Tranche A generator or an excluded generator (and includes a specified generator which has ceased to be a Tranche A generator).

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), in the case of a generator which is comprised in a specified generator falling within paragraph 2(1)(b) or (c), the generator is deemed to have the total rated thermal input of all the generators comprised in the specified generator.