Consultation outcome

A Consultation on New Smart Energy Code Content and Related Licence Amendments

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 24 February 2016
• Last updated: 11 May 2016 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Government response to the February 2016 Smart Energy Code (SEC) and related Licence Amendments Consultation

PDF, 625 KB, 67 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Annex C: SEC Legal Text

PDF, 4.02 MB, 647 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Annex D: Electricity Supply Licence Conditions Text

PDF, 67 KB, 13 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Annex D: Gas Supply Licence Conditions Text

PDF, 61.5 KB, 12 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Annex E: Electricity Distribution Licence Text

PDF, 28.9 KB, 3 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Annex F: Incident Management Policy Text

PDF, 678 KB, 34 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Annex G: Certificated Products List Requirements Document Text

PDF, 276 KB, 5 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Annex H: Inventory enrolment and withdrawal procedures

PDF, 197 KB, 17 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Annex I - initial government response to the Feb 2016 SEC consultation

PDF, 463 KB, 16 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Redacted responses BE-EU

3.01 MB

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Redacted responses FI-OF

1.84 MB

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Redacted responses SC-UT

2.26 MB

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Detail of outcome

This document sets out the Government response to the February 2016 Smart Energy Code (SEC) and Related Licence Amendments Consultation.

This document provides policy conclusions (and associated legal text) on a number of topics including:

• Early Rollout Obligation
• Special Installation Mesh Communications Hubs
• Network Enhancement Plans
• User to non-User Churn
• Enduring Change of Supplier
• DCC Additional Support
• Security, Privacy and miscellaneous provisions
• Consistent terminology on ‘all reasonable steps’
• Incident Management Policy

Related legal drafting concluded on in this response has been laid before Parliament for incorporation into the regulatory framework.

---

Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on proposed legal drafting for the Smart Energy Code, Gas and Electricity supply licences and Electricity Distribution Licences to support smart metering.

This consultation ran from
24 February 2016 to 11:30am on 24 March 2016

Consultation description

This consultation is particularly focused on making the regulatory amendments necessary to support the beginning of DCC Live services (release 1.2) and the subsequent release (release 1.3).

This consultation seeks any comments on the proposed legal drafting on a number of topics to be added to the regulatory framework for smart metering. These proposals include:

• Drafting amendments to the Electricity and Gas Standard Licence Conditions and Electricity Distribution Licence Conditions for the Roll-Out Obligation for Smart Metering, covering two areas of policy from the response to the Smart Metering Rollout Strategy.
• SEC content dealing with Special Installation Mesh Communications Hubs, Network Enhancement Plans and Re-use of Communications Hubs.
• An assessment of the modifications required for User to Non-User Churn
• The approach for the Enduring Change of Supplier process
• Amendments to the SEC for the DCC to provide additional support to Users.
• Amendments to the SEC relating to Testing as a result of the revised DCC release strategy.
• Amendments to the SEC in relation to the SEC Panel and DCC Live Criteria Assessment.
• Various other minor miscellaneous amendments to the regulatory framework, including the consistent use of legal terms

Documents

Consultation on new smart energy code content and related licence amendments

Ref: 16D/009

PDF, 718 KB, 79 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Annex B - Draft Smart Energy Code Legal Text

PDF, 7.59 MB, 1321 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Annex C - Draft Electricity Supply Standard Licence Conditions Text

PDF, 203 KB, 7 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Annex C - Draft Gas Supplier Licence Conditions Text

PDF, 205 KB, 7 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Annex D - Draft Electricity Distribution Licence Conditions Text

PDF, 156 KB, 3 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Annex E - Draft Incident Management Policy Text

PDF, 602 KB, 32 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Annex F - Draft Certified Products List Requirements Document

PDF, 221 KB, 5 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Annex G - Draft Inventory Enrolment and Withdrawal Procedures Text

PDF, 134 KB, 17 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Annex H - Draft Direction Letter to amend Section X9 of the SEC (Pre-UEPT and GFI)

PDF, 148 KB, 5 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Published 24 February 2016
Last updated 11 May 2016 + show all updates

1. 11 May 2016

   Consultation response on New Smart Energy Code Content and Related Licence Amendments.

2. 24 February 2016

   First published.