# The Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2009, Article 16: When electricity used in a permitted way for NIROCs certifying matters within Article 54(5) or (6) of the Energy Order

Extent: N.I.

(1) For the purposes of Article 54(5) and (6) of the Energy Order (in particular, for the purposes of a NIROC certifying the matters within Article 54(5) or (6)) electricity generated by a generating station of any description is used in a permitted way if, subject to paragraph (2), it is used in any of the ways mentioned in Article 54(8) of that Order.
(2) Electricity is not used in a permitted way if it is supplied to customers in Northern Ireland through a private wire network and—
(a) the generating station from which the electricity is conveyed has a declared net capacity in excess of 10 megawatts, and
(b) at some point before the electricity is supplied to customers through the private wire network it is conveyed through a transmission or distribution system operated under a licence granted under Article 10 of the Electricity Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/154/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renewables-obligation-order-northern-ireland-2009/article-16
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