F1SCHEDULE 25BSpecified generators

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Interpretation – relevant dates and permitting dates3

1

The “relevant date” in relation to a generator means—

a

1st January 2019, in the case of a Tranche B generator;

b

1st October 2019, in the case of a Tranche A generator with a rated thermal input greater than 5 megawatts which—

i

has an emission of nitrogen oxides of equal to or greater than 500mg/Nm3, and

ii

operates for more than 50 hours per year;

c

1st January 2025, in the case of a Tranche A generator with a rated thermal input greater than 5 megawatts which—

i

has an emission of nitrogen oxides of less than 500mg/Nm3, or

ii

operates for less than or equal to 50 hours per year;

d

1st January 2030, in the case of a Tranche A generator with a rated thermal input equal to or less than 5 megawatts.

2

The “permitting date”—

a

in relation to a specified generator falling within paragraph 2(1)(a), is the relevant date in relation to that specified generator;

b

in relation to a specified generator falling within paragraph 2(1)(b) or (c), is the earliest of the relevant dates in relation to the generators comprising that specified generator.

3

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

  • “Tranche A generator” means a generator—

    1. a

      with a rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 megawatt and less than 50 megawatts—

      1. i

        which came into operation before 1st December 2016,

      2. ii

        which is the subject of a capacity agreement arising from the 2014 or 2015 capacity auctions (whether or not the generator came into operation before 1st December 2016), or

      3. iii

        for which a Feed-in Tariff preliminary accreditation application was received by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority before 1st December 2016;

    2. b

      with a rated thermal input of less than 1 megawatt—

      1. i

        which is the subject of a capacity agreement arising from the 2014, 2015 or 2016 capacity auctions (whether or not the generator came into operation before 1st December 2016),

      2. ii

        for which a Feed-in Tariff preliminary accreditation application was received by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority before 1st December 2017; or

      3. iii

        which is the subject of an agreement to provide balancing services entered into before 31st October 2017,

    provided that a generator ceases to be a Tranche A generator if it is the subject of a capacity agreement, or an agreement for provision of balancing services, where that agreement is entered into after 31st October 2017 and remains in force after 31st December 2018;

  • “Tranche B generator” means any generator which is not a Tranche A generator or an excluded generator (and includes a specified generator which has ceased to be a Tranche A generator).

4

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), in the case of a generator which is comprised in a specified generator falling within paragraph 2(1)(b) or (c), the generator is deemed to have the total rated thermal input of all the generators comprised in the specified generator.