Energy Act 2010

1. Introduction

2. Summary and Background

3. Overview of the Structure of the Act

   1. Part 1: Carbon Capture and Storage and Decarbonisation

   2. Part 2: Schemes for Reducing Fuel Poverty

   3. Part 3: Regulation of Gas and Electricity Markets

   4. Part 4: Final Provisions

4. Territorial Extent and Application

5. Part 1: Carbon Capture and Storage and Decarbonisation

   1. Summary  and Background

      1. Decarbonisation of electricity generation

   2. Commentary on Sections

      1. Financial Assistance

         1. Section 1: Financial Assistance

         2. Section 2: Assistance schemes: further provision

         3. Section 3: Regulations relating to assistance schemes

      2. Electricity supply levy

         1. Section 4: Electricity supply levy

      3. Reports

         1. Section 5: Reports on decarbonisation and CCS progress

      4. General

         1. Section 6: The administrator

         2. Sections 7 & 8: CCS demonstration projects and additional CCS use & Interpretation of Part

6. Part 2: Schemes for Reducing Fuel Poverty

   1. Summary and Background

   2. Commentary on Sections

      1. Section 9: Schemes for reducing fuel poverty

      2. Section 10: Schemes for reducing fuel poverty: supplementary

      3. Section 11: Reconciliation mechanism: regulations

      4. Section 12: Reconciliation mechanism: licence modifications

      5. Section 13: Duty of Authority to keep schemes under review

      6. Section 14: Regulations under Part 2: procedure etc

      7. Section 15: Schemes for reducing fuel poverty: interpretation

7. Part 3: Regulation of Gas and Electricity Markets

   1. Summary and Background

      1. General duties of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority and the Secretary of State

   2. Commentary on Sections

      1. Section 16: Amendments of section 4AA of the Gas Act 1986 (c. 44)

      2. Section 17: Amendments of section 3A of the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29)

   3. Exploitation of electricity trading and transmission arrangements

      1. Summary & Background

      2. Commentary on Sections

         1. Section 18: Power to make modifications

         2. Section 19: The Authority’s interpretation and enforcement of modifications

         3. Section 20: Final and provisional orders: appeals

         4. Section 21: Penalties: appeals

         5. Section 22: Further appeals

         6. Section 23: Expiry of power

   4. Time limit for the imposition of financial penalties by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority

      1. Summary and Background

      2. Commentary on Sections

         1. Section 24: Time limit for the imposition of financial penalties

   5. Notice of unilateral changes to domestic supply contracts

      1. Summary and Background

      2. Commentary on Sections

         1. Section 25: Modifications of supply licences: notice of unilateral changes to domestic supply contracts

   6. Adjustment of energy charges

      1. Summary and Background

      2. Commentary on Sections

         1. Section 26: Adjustment of charges to help disadvantaged groups of customers

         2. Section 27: Schemes: supplementary

         3. Section 28: Regulations adjusting energy charges: supplementary

         4. Section 29: Adjustment of energy charges: interpretation

8. Part 4: Final Provisions

   Commentary on Sections

   1. Section 30: General duties of the Authority and the Secretary of State

   2. Section 31: Orders and regulations

   3. Section 32: Modifications of licences etc: Parliamentary procedure

   4. Section 33: Licence modifications etc

   5. Section 35: Consequential amendments

   6. Section 38: Commencement

9. Schedule: Consequential Amendments

10. Commencement Dates

11. Hansard References

12. ANNEX A: GLOSSARY