Part 7Market reform and consumer protection

Electricity storage

213Electricity storage

In section 4 of the Electricity Act 1989 (prohibition on unlicensed generation etc of electricity), after subsection (3) insert—

“(3ZA)

In subsection (1)(a), the reference to a person who generates electricity includes a reference to a person who generates electricity from stored energy.

(3ZB)

In subsection (3ZA), “stored energy” means energy that—

(a)

was converted from electricity, and

(b)

is stored for the purpose of its future reconversion into electricity.”