The Electricity Supplier Obligations (Green Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
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Draft 2023, ISBN 9780348244625
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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 6(8)(b) of the Energy Act 2013, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
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Coming into force 1st April 2023
The Secretary of State has consulted the persons listed in section 24(1) of the Energy Act 2013f1 (the “Act”) and has had regard to the matters in section 5(2) of the Act.
In accordance with section 6(8)(b) of the Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
Accordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(1) and (6), 9(1), (6)(b), and (7), 17, 19, 20 and 21(1) of the Actf2, makes the following Regulations:
This instrument amends the Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) Regulations S.I. 2014/2014 (the “2014 Regulations”) and the Electricity Supplier Obligations (Amendment & Excluded Electricity) Regulations S.I. 2015/721 (the “2015 Regulations”). Those Regulations make provision about the obligations of electricity suppliers to make payments to fund the Contracts for Difference (CFD) scheme under the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32).
The 2014 Regulations and the 2015 Regulations made provision about green excluded electricity. This is electricity that is imported to Great Britain from an EU member State where that electricity is generated by a renewable generating station, which if located in Great Britain would have been potentially eligible to apply for support under a CFD. Such electricity was excluded from the calculation of electricity suppliers’ CFD daily and quarterly contributions under Part 2 of the 2014 Regulations (subject to a cap on the total amount of electricity which could be green excluded electricity in a quarter).
Regulation 2 of this instrument amends regulations 4 and 5 of the 2014 Regulations so that green excluded electricity is no longer excluded from the calculation of electricity suppliers’ CFD daily and quarterly contributions. The remaining amendments made by this instrument remove all other provisions in the 2014 Regulations and the 2015 Regulations which relate to green excluded electricity.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
