{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renewables-obligation-order-northern-ireland-2009/article-27B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renewables-obligation-order-northern-ireland-2009/article-27B.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/27B",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "27B",
  "heading": "Qualifying new hydro stations",
  "text": "(1) This Article applies to a generating station which is a qualifying new hydro station.\n(2) The amount of electricity to be stated in each NIROC which is issued in respect of electricity generated by a generating station to which this Article applies is—\n(a) in relation to a qualifying new hydro station which has not had a declared net capacity in excess of 20 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2010, ¼ megawatt hour;\n(b) in relation to a qualifying new hydro station which has had a declared net capacity in excess of 20 kilowatts but not in excess 250 kilowatts at any time after 31st March 2010, ⅓ megawatt hour;\n(c) in relation to a qualifying new hydro station which has had a declared net capacity in excess of 250 kilowatts but not in excess of 1 megawatt at any time after 31st March 2010, ½ megawatt hour;\n(d) in relation to a qualifying new hydro station which has had a declared net capacity in excess of 1 megawatt but not in excess of 5 megawatts at any time after 31st March 2010, 1 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. 27B(2)(c)(d) substituted for art. 27B(2)(c) (1.5.2013) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/116), arts. 1(1), 19 (with art. 34)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/154/article/27B",
    "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."
}