Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applicants for wind station accreditation between July and October 2016 were on request afforded an extension of time or grace period by Ofgem to allow for successful conversion to full accreditation.

Across Great Britain, 15 onshore wind farms that applied for accreditation under the Renewables Obligation between July and October 2016 have been granted a grace period. Of these, 6 were in England, 8 in Scotland, and 1 in Wales. A further 2 applications (both in Scotland) have not yet been determined[1].

[1] Applications still being assessed by Ofgem where the later of the application date and commissioning date falls between 1 July and 31 October 2016 (their expected accreditation effective date if granted).