Paragraph 1 Interpretation

In this Schedule—

• “actual value method” means the calculation method provided for in Part 2;

• “default value method” means the calculation method provided for in Part 3;

• “post-2013 dedicated biomass station” means a generating station which—

  1. (a)

     was not accredited on or before 31st March 2013, and

  2. (b)

     has, in any month after March 2013, generated electricity in the way described as “dedicated biomass” F1(including “dedicated biomass with CHP”) in Schedule 5;

• “relevant biomass” means biomass other than animal excreta, bioliquid, landfill gas, sewage gas or waste;

• “relevant ceiling” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to biomass used by a post-2013 dedicated biomass station to generate electricity before 1st April 2020, 79.2 grams per megajoule of electricity,

  2. (b)

     in relation to biomass used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2020 and before 1st April 2025, 75 grams per megajoule of electricity,

  3. (c)

     in relation to biomass used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2025, 72.2 grams per megajoule of electricity;

• “relevant target” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to biomass used to generate electricity before 1st April 2020 by a station other than a post-2013 dedicated biomass station, 79.2 grams per megajoule of electricity,

  2. (b)

     in relation to biomass used by a post-2013 dedicated biomass station to generate electricity before 1st April 2020, 66.7 grams per megajoule of electricity,

  3. (c)

     in relation to biomass used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2020 and before 1st April 2025, 55.6 grams per megajoule of electricity,

  4. (d)

     in relation to biomass used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2025, 50 grams per megajoule of electricity.