The Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources Regulations 2011

Adaptation costs review and statement of measures: Great Britain

5.—(1) The Secretary of State must ensure that an adaptation costs review is carried out at least once in any period of two years.

(2) The first adaptation costs review must be completed before 1st July 2011.

(3) After each adaptation costs review, the Secretary of State must publish a statement setting out such measures as the Secretary of State considers necessary to improve the rules for the apportionment of the costs of grid adaptations for new renewable generating stations.

(4) In this regulation—

“adaptation costs review” means a review of the rules for the apportionment of the costs of grid adaptations for new renewable generating stations between—

(a)

distribution licence holders;

(b)

transmission licence holders;

(c)

renewable generating stations requiring a connection to a grid;

(d)

generating stations already connected to a grid; and

(e)

any other person;

“distribution licence holder” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989(1);

“grid” means a transmission system or a distribution system within the meaning of Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989(2);

“grid adaptations for new renewable generating stations” means such extensions and modifications to a grid as are necessary to enable a renewable generating station to connect to and convey electricity over the grid;

“renewable generating station” means a generating station generating electricity using energy from renewable sources; and

“transmission licence holder” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989(3).

(1)

See sections 6 and 64 of the Electricity Act 1989. Relevant amendments were made by section 30 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27).

(2)

1989 c. 29 see sections 4 and 64. Relevant amendments were made by the Utilities Act 2000, section 28 and by the Energy Act 2004 (c.20), sections 89 and 135 and Schedule 19, paragraph 15.

(3)

See sections 6 and 64 of the Electricity Act 1989. Relevant amendments were made by section 30 of the Utilities Act 2000 and section 136 of the Energy Act 2004.