Policy paper

Modifications to the Smart Energy Code, Smart Meter Communication Licences and the Standard Conditions of Electricity and Gas Supply Licences (No. 1 of 2014)

The modifications to implement government policy in the areas listed below were laid in Parliament on 30 January 2014.

• From: Department of Energy & Climate Change
• Published: 30 January 2014
• Last updated: 27 March 2014 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Modifications to the Smart Energy Code, Smart Meter Communication Licences and the Standard Conditions of Electricity and Gas Supply Licences (No. 1 of 2014)

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Modification Instrument as laid in Parliament (published 30 Jan 2014)

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Details

Licence Modifications to the Smart Energy Code, Smart Meter Communication Licences and the Standard conditions of electricity and gas supply licences were laid in Parliament on 30 January 2014.

Following successful completion of the Parliamentary process, the changes relating to Communication Hubs financing provision in the SEC and DCC licence will come into effect on 31 March 2014.The supply licence conditions relating to the Energy Efficiency Directive come into force on 4 June 2014 and all other provisions come into force on 6 April 2014 (please refer to the Modifications document for details).

Policy positions and legal text for each of these areas have previously been consulted on and responses published as follows:

• Government response to the consultation on New Smart Energy Code Content (Stage 2), published 30 January 2014
• Government response to October 2013 consultation on amendments to roll-out licence conditions and implementation of EU Energy Efficiency Directive provisions on consumer access to data from smart meters, published 30 January 2014
• Government response: consultation on consequential changes to the DCC Licence to support provisions in the Smart Energy Code concerning financing of communications hubs, published 30 January 2014
• Foundation Smart Market: The government’s final response to the consultation on the Foundation Smart Market, published 24 July 2013.

For any other enquires on these licence conditions or on smart metering generally, please email: smartmetering@decc.gsi.gov.uk.

Published 30 January 2014
Last updated 27 March 2014 + show all updates

1. 27 March 2014

   Update to the modifications document.

2. 30 January 2014

   First published.