The Electricity (Connection Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

• Citation: S.I. 2022/1265
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Electricity (Connection Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2022.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2023.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

Section 2 Application

These Regulations apply in relation to a second connection required under section 16 of the Electricity Act 1989 by virtue of a notice given under section 16A(1) of that Act on or after 1st April 2023.

Section 3 Amendment of the Electricity (Connection Charges) Regulations 2017

The Electricity (Connection Charges) Regulations 2017 are amended in accordance with regulations 4 and 5.

Section 4 Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation)

In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) omit the definitions of “HV connection”, “kV” and “LV connection”;

(b) after the definition of “eligible person”, insert—

“ high expenses threshold ” means the threshold, expressed in pounds per unit of power, applied by the relevant electricity distributor in relation to the expenses of a connection;

(c) for the definition of “net first connection expenses” substitute—

“ net first connection expenses ”, in relation to a second connection, means the first connection expenses excluding such of those expenses relating to reinforcement works—

which were met in full by the relevant electricity distributor or the initial contributor;

which fell above the high expenses threshold and were met by the initial contributor;

which the relevant electricity distributor would not require the person obtaining the second connection to defray under section 19(1) of the Act if the electric line or electrical plant used for the purpose of the second connection were treated as provided for the purpose of making a new first connection;

Section 5 Amendment of regulation 7 (demanding a reimbursement payment)

For regulation 7(5) substitute—

(5) A relevant electricity distributor is not required—

(a) to demand a reimbursement payment in any case where the amount of the reimbursement payment would, after deduction of administrative expenses under regulation 9, leave less than £300 remaining for payment to eligible persons,

(b) to demand a reimbursement payment in any case where all the persons identified by the relevant electricity distributor in accordance with regulation 6(2), other than the relevant electricity distributor if it is an eligible person itself, have notified the relevant electricity distributor in writing that they do not wish to receive a reimbursement payment, or

(c) to demand a reimbursement payment, or reimbursement in respect of any part of a reimbursement payment, which the distributor is not required and does not intend to make by virtue of regulation 9(3).