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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renewables-obligation-order-northern-ireland-2009/schedule-A1A/paragraph-3",
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  "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": "schedule/A1A/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Calculating the greenhouse gas emissions",
  "text": "For the purposes of paragraph 2, and subject to paragraph 4, the greenhouse gas emissions from the use of biomass to generate electricity—\n(a) is to be calculated by the operator of the generating station using the actual value method or the default value method; or\n(b) is 91 grams per mega joule of electricity.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Schs. A1, A2 inserted (1.4.2011) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/169), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 18)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. A1A inserted (1.3.2016) by The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/84), arts. 1(1), 9, Sch. 1 (with art. 12)"
    }
  ],
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  },
  "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."
}