| Licence
Condition: |
This
Licence is Mandatory |
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Licence to Generate Electricity (CER) |
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Name
of Form: |
Application for Generation Licence Form
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Required
if: |
Seeking permission to generate electricity
N.B This form can be submitted jointly with the
application for the Authorisation
to Construct a Generating Station |
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Available From: |
Download the Application Form for this Licence Form
Here >>
Download the CER Guidance Notes for this Licence
Here >>
These documents are available from the CER website:
www.cer.ie
Additional Information:
Application Licence: http://www.cer.ie/CERDocs/Generation_Application_v3.1.doc
Guidance Notes: http://www.cer.ie/cerdocs/generation_guidelines_v3.pdf
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| Submit
To: |
Commission for Energy Regulation
Plaza House
Belgard Road
Tallaght
Dublin 24
Telephone: +353 (0)1 4000 800
email: info@cer.ie
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| Application
Fee: |
Varies according to installed capacity:
| Less than 1MW
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= €32 |
| 1MW to <15MW |
= €55 |
| 15MW to <50MW |
= €200 |
| 50MW to <100MW |
= €400 |
| 100MW to <200MW |
= €1,330 |
| 200MW to <500MW |
= €3,320 |
| 500MW+ |
= €3,980 |
Fee to be paid on lodgement of application
form. All cheques to be made payable to the "Commission
for Energy Regulation".
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Accompanying
information required |
For all Plants
- Environmental Impact Statement (if applicable)
- Planning Permission or confirmation of planning
exemption from planning authority
- IPC Licence (where applicable)
- Water Extraction Licence
- Connection Offer (where applicable)
- Power Purchase Agreement (where applicable)
For Plants greater than 5MW
- Statement of accounts for last 2 years
- Outline 5 year business plan in relation to
the application, including information on project
finance
For Plants less than or equal to 5MW in
size
- Short business plan; or
- Confirmation that the applicant has applied
for AER (Alternative Energy Requirement) funding
or has a PPA (Power Purchasing Agreement).
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When to submit: |
Upon receipt of planning permission, or notification
of exemption |
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Average Length
of Time taken for the application to be processed: |
- Application should be acknowledged in writing
within seven working days of CER's receipt of
the application form.
- The applicant will be provided with a phone
number and a named contact for any enquiries.
- Application will be processed as rapidly as
possible.
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Available Guidance: |
CER Guidance Notes are available Here >>
Information Telephone Line: +353 (0)1 4000 800
email: info@cer.ie |
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FURTHER INFORMATION:
Commencement of generation without a
Generation Licence may result in a fine of up to €1,904
or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.
(Section 4 of the European Communities
(Internal Markets in Electricity) Regulations 2000 (S.I
445 of 2000))
A Generation Licence is obtained by application
to the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) and can
be made jointly with an application for an Authorisation
to construct or reconstruct a generating station or
at any time after the grant of an authorisation.
Only one Generation Licence will be granted
to each applicant, although this may cover more than one
generating station under the applicant's ownership. A
decision by the CER to refuse to grant a Generation Licence
may be appealed.
The appeal procedure is set
out in Part IV, sections
29 to 32 of the 1999 Act. An explanation of the appeal
procedure may also be found in paragraphs 46 to 47 of
the Guidance
Notes.
When the Generator is less than or equal to 5 megawatts:
The application an assessment procedure
for a Generation Licence depends on the size of the proposed
generating station.
An applicant for a generating station which
is less than or equal to 5 megawatts must submit the same
financial and technical information as is required for
an authorisation.
CER Decision CER/03/061:
"Modification
of the Commission's Procedures for Assessing Small-Scale
Licence Applications" dated 19 March 2004
The relevant application fee is also €35.
When the Generator is greater than 5 megawatts:
For plants greater than 5 megawatts, applicants
must pay an application fee and submit two copies of the
following documents with their applications:
- Financial Information: the same information
required in connection with an application for an
Authorisation.
- Map(s): sufficient to identify the location
of the generating station.
- Application Fee: fees vary according to
the installed capacity of the generating unit. The
scale of fees is set out above.
In addition, to assist the CER in assessing applications
in a timely manner, applicants are encouraged (but not
required) to provide the CER with two copies of the
following documentation (where applicable):
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