SI 2017/731

The Electricity (Exemptions from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) Order 2017.  Comes into force 4^th August. This Order grants exemptions from section 4(1)(a) of the Electricity Act 1989 (which prohibits the generation of electricity for supply to any premises without a licence) in relation to eight electricity generating stations in Great Britain. The stations are;

• Kype Muir Wind Farm, South Lanarkshire;
• Middle Muir Wind Farm, South Lanarkshire;
• Brockloch Rig Windfarm, Dumfries and Galloway;
• Heckington Fen Wind Park, Lincolnshire;
• Brechfa Forest West Wind Farm, Carmarthenshire;
• Ray Wind Farm, Northumberland;
• Cheshire Power Station, Cheshire; and
• Glyn Rhonwy Pumped Hydro, Gwynedd.