# The Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2009, Article 27: Microgenerators and qualifying new small scale generators

Extent: N.I.

(1) This Article applies to a generating station which—
(a) is an accredited microgenerator,
(b) has not had a total declared net capacity in excess of 50 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2009, and
(c) is not a qualifying new onshore wind station or a qualifying new hydro station or a qualifying new solar photovoltaic station or a qualifying new anaerobic digestion station.
(2) The amount of electricity to be stated in each NIROC issued in respect of electricity generated—
(a) by a generating station to which this Article applies, and
(b) using—
(i) pre-2013 capacity, or
(ii) 2013/14 capacity, or
(iii) 2014/15 capacity,
is 12 of a megawatt hour.
(3) The amount of electricity to be stated in each NIROC issued in respect of electricity generated—
(a) by a generating station to which this Article applies, and
(b) using 2015/16 capacity,
is 1019 of a megawatt hour.
(4) The amount of electricity to be stated in each NIROC issued in respect of electricity generated—
(a) by a generating station to which this Article applies, and
(b) using post-2016 capacity,
is 59 of a megawatt hour.
(5) In this Article and in Articles 27A to 27C—
“2010/2015 qualifying new solar photovoltaic station” means a generating station which—
(a)generates electricity from the direct conversion of sunlight to electricity,
(b)was accredited after 31st March 2010 and before 1st October 2015, and
(c)has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 250 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2010;
“2015/2016 qualifying new solar photovoltaic station” means a generating station which—
(a)generates electricity from the direct conversion of sunlight to electricity,
(b)was accredited after 30th September 2015 and before 1st October 2016, and
(c)has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 250 kilowatts at any time after 30th September 2015;
“2016/2017 qualifying new solar photovoltaic station” means a generating station which—
(a)generates electricity from the direct conversion of sunlight to electricity,
(b)was accredited after 30th September 2016, and
(c)has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 250 kilowatts at any time after 30th September 2016;
“qualifying new hydro station” means a hydro generating station which—
(a)was first accredited after 31st March 2010, and
(b)has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 5 megawatts at any time after 31st March 2010;
“qualifying new onshore wind station” means a generating station which—
(a)generates electricity from onshore wind,
(b)was accredited after 31st March 2010, and
(c)has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 5 megawatts at any time after 31st March 2010;
“qualifying new solar photovoltaic station” means—
(a)a 2010/2015 qualifying new solar photovoltaic station,
(b)a 2015/2016 qualifying new solar photovoltaic station, and
(c)a 2016/2017 qualifying new solar photovoltaic station;
“qualifying new anaerobic digestion station”, means a generating station which—
(a)generates electricity from gas formed by the anaerobic digestion of material which is neither sewage nor material in a landfill,
(b)was first accredited after 31st March 2011, and
(c)has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 5 megawatts at any time after 31st March 2011.
(6) This Article is subject to Article 30.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/154/article/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renewables-obligation-order-northern-ireland-2009/article-27
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