The Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2015
1Citation and commencement
2Amendment of the Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014
3Amendment of the Electricity Capacity (Supplier Payment etc.) Regulations 2014
SCHEDULE 1Amendments to the Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014
PART 1Electricity Interconnectors etc.
1Regulation 2 (interpretation)
2New regulation 5A
3Regulation 7 (annual electricity capacity report)
4Regulation 14 (eligibility to bid in capacity auctions)
5Regulation 21 (auction guidelines)
6Regulation 23 (notifying prequalification results to the Secretary of State)
7Regulation 30 (capacity agreements)
8New regulation 43A
9Regulation 59 (requirement to provide applicant credit cover)
10Regulation 60 (credit obligation period)
11Regulation 61 (draw down of applicant credit cover)
PART 2Demand Side Response, Metering, and other amendments
12Regulation 2 (interpretation)
13Regulation 4 (“generating CMU”)
14Regulation 15 (general eligibility criteria)
15Regulation 29 (DSR transitional auctions)
16New regulations 43B and 43C
17Regulation 50 (reducing capacity payments: failure to demonstrate satisfactory performance)
18Regulation 69 (requesting reconsideration by the Delivery Body)
19Regulation 73 (consequences of successful review or appeal)
20New regulation 87A
SCHEDULE 2Amendments to the Electricity Capacity (Supplier Payment etc.) Regulations 2014
1Regulation 2 (interpretation)
2Regulation 9 (settlement costs levy)
3Regulation 34 (documents)
2015 No. 875
Electricity

The Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Made
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State has before making these Regulations—

(a)
consulted the persons listed in section 40(2)(a) and (b) of the Energy Act 20131 and such other persons as the Secretary of State considered it appropriate to consult; and
(b)

had regard to the matters in section 5(2) of that Act.

In accordance with section 40(5) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 27 to 33, 36 and 40(1) of the Energy Act 2013, makes the following Regulations: