S.L. 545.27 Art. 15Reference to regulations.

On the coming into force of these regulations, any reference, in any legislation, to the Feed-in Tariffs (Electricity Generated from Solar Photovoltaic Installations) Regulations, 2010 (revoked by these Regulations) shall be construed as a reference to these regulations. FIRST SCHEDULE

(Regulation 4)

Eligibility Criteria to participate in FIT scheme Criteria:

electricity generated by a solar photovoltaic installation and exported to the system is eligible to be paid at the established feed-in tariff rate these regulations subject to the following criteria being satisfied: electricity is exclusively generated using solar radiation from solar installations which are approved by the Regulator. electricity generated by the solar photovoltaic installation and exported distribution system is within the thresholds specified in the Second Schedule. submission date of a request to participate in the FIT scheme shall be the determination of the applicable FIT scheme and approval of the FIT scheme by the Regulator. solar photovoltaic installation shall be considered as eligible for in the FIT scheme if the amount proposed for export to the distribution accommodated within the total maximum of electricity generated by photovoltaic installations eligible to benefit from the FIT scheme for the year as determined in regulation 7 and in the Third Schedule. to the FIT scheme shall be determined on a first-come first-served basis installed shall be attributed a generation of 1600kWh. solar photovoltaic installation is notified to or authorised by the accordance with any applicable legislation. solar photovoltaic installation is commissioned and an application to installation to the distribution system has been submitted to the system operator not later than twelve (12) months from the date of the FIT by the Regulator. In the case that the solar photovoltaic not commissioned and an application to connect the installation to the system is not submitted to the distribution system operator within the twelve (12) months, the eligibility for a FIT shall be subject to the the FIT applying to the Regulator for an extension, which extension more than:

(a) twenty-four (24) months, in the case of feed in tariff applications prior to the 1st January 2023;

(b) twelve (12) months in the case of feed in tariff applications after the 1st January 2023:

Provided that any such extension may be granted only once. The aforesaid irrespective of the date of application for the extension, shall be reckoned to from the first day immediately following the end of the mentioned first twelve (12) month period allowed for the commissioning and submittal application for connection to the distribution system. The rate of the FIT then applicable shall be that in force at the time of the submission of the said extension by the beneficiary or, if no such FIT has been established, originally allocated to the solar PV installation reduced by euro 0.005 per