Guidance

Unmetered supplies of electricity

Responsibilities of the Office for Product Safety and Standards in relation to unmetered supplies of electricity.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Published: 17 August 2012
• Last updated: 2 May 2018 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Unmetered supplies of electricity: Guidance to the UMS regulations, version 3.0

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Unmetered supplies of electricity: Government response to consultation, March 2014

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Unmetered supplies of electricity: Industry guidance review letter, October 2013

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Details

The Office for Product Safety and Standards is currently responsible for unmetered supplies of electricity as prescribed by the Electricity (Unmetered Supply) Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/3263).

The regulations allow for electricity to be ‘sold’, in certain circumstances, without the quantity being registered by an approved meter and are commonly used for street lighting, traffic signals and other street furniture.

Following requests from industry stakeholders, guidance to accompany the regulations was published in August 2012, with agreement at the time that it would be reviewed after one year of use. In October 2013, an open letter was issued to stakeholders inviting them to provide responses to questions and submit any comments or suggested amendments to the guidance. The aim of the review was to seek clarification on a number of issues raised by certain stakeholders.

The government response to this consultation was published in March 2014 and version 2.0 of the guidance to accompany the regulations was issued. This summarises the requirements of the regulations and is intended to help clarify them.

Contact

If you wish to speak to a member of staff please contact:

Email electricity.metering@businessandtrade.gov.uk

Electricity Metering Team
Office for Product Safety and Standards
Stanton Avenue
Teddington
Middlesex
TW11 0JZ

Reception 020 8943 7272

Published 17 August 2012
Last updated 2 May 2018 + show all updates

1. 2 May 2018

   Guidance to the Unmetered Supplies of Electricity Regulations has been updated. Version 3.0 replaces version 2.0.

2. 17 August 2012

   First published.