SCHEDULE 1 Amendments to the Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014

PART 1 Electricity Interconnectors etc.

1 Regulation 2 (interpretation)
In regulation 2(1)—
(a) in the definition of “capacity”, after “generating capacity” insert “, interconnected capacity”;
(b) in the definition of “CMU”, omit “or” after paragraph (a) and after paragraph (b) insert—

“or
(c) an interconnector CMU;”

;
(c) after the definition of “commissioned” insert—

““commissioned”, in relation to an electricity interconnector, means that—
(a) such procedures and tests have been completed as constitute, at the time they are undertaken, industry standards and practices for commissioning an electricity interconnector of that type such that it is capable of operation at its connection capacity; and
(b) the electricity interconnector has not subsequently been decommissioned;”

;
(d) in the definition of “connection capacity”, after “in relation to” insert “an interconnector CMU,” and after “of that” insert “interconnector CMU,”;
(e) after the definition of “decommissioned” insert—

““decommissioned”, in relation to an electricity interconnector, means that the interconnector has permanently been physically disconnected from the GB transmission system;”

;
(f) in the definition of “Delivery Body”, in paragraph (b), after “section 46 of the Act,” insert “and to the extent of the functions that have been transferred,”;
(g) in the definition of “interconnected capacity”, for “capacity provided by the transmission of electricity to Great Britain” substitute “electricity provided to the GB transmission system”;
(h) after that definition insert—

““interconnector CMU” has the meaning given in regulation 5A;”

;
(i) after the definition of “net output” insert—

““net output”, in relation to an interconnector CMU, means the amount of electricity transmitted through the CMU into the GB transmission system;”

; and
(j) after the definition of “prospective generating unit” insert—

““prospective interconnector CMU” means an interconnector CMU within regulation 5A(1)(b);”

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