{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/green-energy-definition-and-promotion-act-2009/section-1",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/19",
  "legislation_title": "Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/green-energy-definition-and-promotion-act-2009",
  "path": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Definition and promotion of green energy",
  "text": "(1) The principal purpose of this Act is to promote green energy.\n(2) In this Act “green energy” means—\n(a) the generation of electricity or heat from renewable or low-carbon sources by the use of any equipment, the capacity of which to generate electricity or heat does not exceed the capacity specified in subsection (3); and\n(b) energy efficiency measures.\n(3) That capacity is—\n(a) in relation to the generation of electricity, 5 megawatts;\n(b) in relation to the generation of heat, 5 megawatts thermal.\n(4) In carrying out any function under this Act, the Secretary of State must have regard to—\n(a) the principal purpose set out in subsection (1);\n(b) the desirability of alleviating fuel poverty; and\n(c) the desirability of securing a diverse and viable long-term energy supply.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/19/section/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:10:58.827418+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}