The Contracts for Difference (Allocation) and Electricity Market Reform (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
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2022 No. 842
Electricity
The Contracts for Difference (Allocation) and Electricity Market Reform (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Made 19th July 2022
Coming into force 22th July 2022
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(1) and (6), 12, 13, 14(2) and 19 of the Energy Act 20131(the “Act”).
The Secretary of State has consulted the persons listed in section 24(1) of 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.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Contracts for Difference (Allocation) and Electricity Market Reform (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 22nd July 2022.
(2) This regulation and regulations 3 and 4(2) extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
(3) Regulations 2 and 4(1) extend to England and Wales and Scotland only.
Amendment of the Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 2014
2.—(1) The Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 20142are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 14A(2)—
(a)
(a) for “allocation round”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “two allocation rounds”;
(b)
(b) for ““next allocation round” means the first allocation round” substitute ““next two allocation rounds” means the first two allocation rounds”.
(3) For regulation 26(5) substitute—
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5 In this regulation, “threshold generating capacity” means a generating capacity of—
(a) 300 megawatts or more; or
(b) where the relevant CFD unit meets, or is expected by the target commissioning date to meet, the floating offshore wind conditions set out in regulation 27ZA(4), under 300 megawatts.
(4) In regulation 51(10)(c), in both places, after “target commissioning” insert “window start”.
Amendment of the Electricity Market Reform (General) Regulations 2014
3. In regulation 11(2)(a) of the Electricity Market Reform (General) Regulations 20143, for “12” substitute “9”.
Transitional provisions
4.—(1) The amendment in regulation 2(2) has no effect in relation to an allocation round...
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