{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renewables-obligation-order-northern-ireland-2009/article-27A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renewables-obligation-order-northern-ireland-2009/article-27A.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2009/154",
  "legislation_title": "The Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renewables-obligation-order-northern-ireland-2009",
  "path": "article/27A",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "27A",
  "heading": "Qualifying new onshore wind stations and qualifying new solar photovoltaic stations",
  "text": "(1) This Article applies to a generating station which is—\n(a) a qualifying new onshore wind station; or\n(b) a qualifying new solar photovoltaic station.\n(2) The amount of electricity to be stated in each NIROC to be issued in respect of electricity generated by a qualifying new onshore wind station to which this Article applies is—\n(a) in relation to a station which has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 250 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2010, ¼ megawatt hour;\n(b) in relation to a station which has had a declared net capacity in excess of 250 kilowatts but not exceeding 5 megawatts at any time after 31st March 2010, 1 megawatt hour.\n(3) The amount of electricity to be stated in each NIROC to be issued in respect of electricity generated by a qualifying new solar photovoltaic station to which this Article applies is—\n(a) in relation to a 2010/2015 qualifying new solar photovoltaic station which has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 50 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2010, 14of a megawatt hour;\n(b) in relation to a 2015/2016 qualifying new solar photovoltaic station which has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 50 kilowatts at any time after 30th September 2015, 13 of a megawatt hour;\n(c) in relation to a 2016/2017 qualifying new solar photovoltaic station which has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 50 kilowatts at any time after 30th September 2016, 12 of a megawatt hour;\n(d) in relation to a qualifying new solar photovoltaic station which has had a declared net capacity in excess of 50 kilowatts but not exceeding 250 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2010, 12 of a megawatt hour.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Arts. 27-27D substituted for arts. 27-27B (1.4.2011) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/169), arts. 1(1), 10 (with art. 18)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 27A(2)(3) substituted for art. 27A(2) (1.5.2013) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/116), arts. 1(1), 18 (with art. 34)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Art. 27A(3) substituted (1.7.2015) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/287), arts. 1(1), 3 (with art. 4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/154/article/27A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:32:05.419651+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."
}