Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Energy Act 2013;

• “advice notice” has the meaning given by regulation 4(1);

• “the Allocation Regulations” means the Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 2014^f1;

• “applicant” has the meaning given by regulation 9(2);

• “capital costs” means the capital costs of an electricity generating station;

• “counterparty notice” has the meaning given by regulation 6(2);

• “delivery body” means—

  1. (a)

     the national system operator; or

  2. (b)

     if the national system operator’s functions under Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Act have been transferred to an alternative body, that body;

• “eligible generator” has the same meaning as it has under the Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) Regulations 2014^f2;

• “first round CFD application” has the meaning given by regulation 10(3)(c);

• “generator notice” has the meaning given by regulation 7(2);

• “operational costs” means the costs of operation of an electricity generating station;

• “progress report” has the meaning given by regulation 4(1)(c);

• “relevant generating station” has the meaning given by regulation 9(1);

• “strike price” means a price for one megawatt hour of electricity generated by a generating station;

• “supply chain application” means an application under regulation 9(1) for a supply chain statement;

• “supply chain statement” means a statement by the Secretary of State that to establish or alter a generating station is likely to make a material contribution to the development of supply chains;

• “supply chains” means the chains of suppliers of goods or services in relation to the construction, alteration, maintenance or operation of a generating station;

• “working day” means 9 am to 5 pm on Mondays to Fridays excluding—

  1. (a)

     bank holidays within the meaning of section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f3, including those bank holidays in part only of the United Kingdom;

  2. (b)

     Good Friday; and

  3. (c)

     when it falls on a day that would otherwise be a working day, Christmas Day.