Article 21 General principles for capacity mechanisms

United Kingdom

To eliminate residual resource adequacy concerns, F1the Secretary of State may, F2... while implementing the measures referred to in Article 20(3) of this Regulation F3..., introduce F4a capacity F5mechanism.

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F8The Secretary of State shall not introduce F9a capacity mechanism where F10any resource adequacy assessment F11has F12... not identified a resource adequacy concern.

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F14The Secretary of State shall review F15the capacity mechanism and shall ensure that no new contracts are concluded under that mechanism where F16the resource adequacy assessment F17has not identified a resource adequacy concern F18....

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Art. 21(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1006), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 20(2)(a)
F2: Words in Art. 21(1) omitted (E.W.S.) (25.1.2025) by virtue of The Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/74), regs. 1(2), 5(a)
F3: Words in Art. 21(1) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The State Aid (Revocations and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1470), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 10(5) (with Sch. 3)
F4: Word in Art. 21(1) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1006), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 20(2)(b)
F5: Word in Art. 21(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1006), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 20(2)(c)
F6: Art. 21(2) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1006), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 20(3)
F7: Art. 21(3) omitted (E.W.S.) (25.1.2025) by virtue of The Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/74), regs. 1(2), 5(b)
F8: Words in Art. 21(4) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1006), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 20(5)(a)
F9: Words in Art. 21(4) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1006), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 20(5)(b)
F10: Word in Art. 21(4) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1006), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 20(5)(c)
F11: Word in Art. 21(4) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1006), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 20(5)(d)
F12: Word in Art. 21(4) omitted (E.W.S.) (25.1.2025) by virtue of The Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/74), regs. 1(2), 5(c)
F13: Art. 21(5) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1006), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 20(6)
F14: Words in Art. 21(6) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1006), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 20(7)(a)
F15: Word in Art. 21(6) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1006), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 20(7)(b)
F16: Word in Art. 21(6) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1006), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 20(7)(c)
F17: Word in Art. 21(6) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1006), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 20(7)(d)
F18: Words in Art. 21(6) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1006), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 20(7)(e)
F19: Art. 21(7) omitted (E.W.S.) (25.1.2025) by virtue of The Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/74), regs. 1(2), 5(d)
F20: Art. 21(8) omitted (E.W.S.) (25.1.2025) by virtue of The Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/74), regs. 1(2), 5(d)