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ANNEX VIII U.K. List of non-market-based security of gas supply measures

In developing the preventive action plan and the emergency plan the competent authority shall consider the contribution of the following indicative and non-exhaustive list of measures only in the event of an emergency:

(a)

supply-side measures:

• use of strategic gas storage,

• enforced use of stocks of alternative fuels (e.g. in accordance with Council Directive 2009/119/EC(1)),

• enforced use of electricity generated from sources other than gas,

• enforced increase of gas production levels,

• enforced storage withdrawal;

(b)

demand-side measures:

• various steps of compulsory demand reduction including:

• enforced fuel switching,

• enforced utilisation of interruptible contracts, where not fully utilised as part of market-based measures,

• enforced firm load shedding.

(1)

Council Directive 2009/119/EC of 14 September 2009 imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products (OJ L 265, 9.10.2009, p. 9).