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| (a) | designate one or more national microgeneration targets, and |
| (b) | publish a statement of that fact together with a copy of the target or targets. |
(3) For the purposes of this section, a national microgeneration target is a target in respect of—
| (a) | the number of microgeneration systems installed in England and Wales, and |
| (b) | the number of electricity microgenerating systems installed in Scotland, |
- as at a date specified in the target ("the target date").
(4) The matters to which the Secretary of State must have regard in determining whether subsection (1) applies include, in particular—
| (a) | the number of microgeneration systems installed in England and Wales, |
| (b) | the number of electricity microgenerating systems installed in Scotland, |
| (c) | the strategy published under section 82 of the Energy Act 2004 (c.20) (microgeneration), and |
| (d) | the results of any research carried out into the effect that designating a target under subsection (1) could be expected to have on the number of microgeneration systems that are installed in England and Wales, and the number of electricity microgenerating systems that are installed in Scotland, by the target date. |
(6) At any time before the target date, the Secretary of State may review the target and, if he considers it appropriate to do so, revise the target.
(7) If under subsection (6) the Secretary of State revises a target—
| (a) | he must publish a statement of that fact together with a copy of the revised target, and |
| (b) | the revised target is treated for the purposes of subsection (5) and section (National microgeneration targets: modification of section 1 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003) as the target designated under subsection (1). |
- "electricity microgenerating system" means a microgeneration system for generating electricity;
- "microgeneration system" means any plant or system of plant for generating electricity or producing heat—
| (a) | which, in generating electricity or (as the case may be) producing heat, relies wholly or mainly on a source of energy or a technology mentioned in subsection (7) of section 82 of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20), and |
| (b) | whose capacity to generate electricity or (as the case may be) to produce heat does not exceed the capacity mentioned in subsection (8) of that section; |
- "plant" includes any equipment, apparatus or appliance.'.
As an Amendment to Mark Lazarowicz's proposed New Clause (National targets for microgeneration) (NC5):—
Gregory Barker
(a)
Line 27, at end insert—'(5A) If the Secretary of State does not designate a target under subsection (1) he shall publish forthwith a statement of his reasons.'.
National microgeneration targets: modification of section 1 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003
Mark Lazarowicz
NC6
To move the following Clause:—'(1) This section applies if a target is designated under section (National targets for microgeneration).
(2) Section 1 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003 (c. 30) applies in relation to every relevant sustainable energy report as if after subsection (1B) there were inserted—
- "(1BA) The report must also include such information as the Secretary of State considers appropriate about things done during the reporting period for the purpose of meeting any target designated under section (National targets for microgeneration) of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2005 (national targets for microgeneration).",
- and as if, in subsection (1C), for "subsection (1A)" there were substituted "subsections (1A) and (1BA)".
(3) For the purposes of this section—
| (a) | a sustainable energy report is a relevant sustainable energy report in relation to a target designated under subsection (1) of section (National targets for microgeneration) if the reporting period to which the report relates includes the period, or any part of the period, to which the target relates, |
| (b) | a target designated under subsection (1) of that section relates to the period beginning when it is designated and ending with the target date (within the meaning of that section), |
| (c) | "reporting period", in relation to a sustainable energy report, has the meaning given by section 1 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003 (c. 30), and |
| (d) | "sustainable energy report" means a sustainable energy report which is required to be published under that section.'. |
Reports under section 1 of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003: microgeneration
Mark Lazarowicz
NC7
To move the following Clause:—
- 'In section 1(1A) of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003 (c.30) (annual reports on progress towards sustainable energy aims)—
| (a) | omit "and" at the end of paragraph (b), and |
| (b) | at the end of paragraph (c) insert "; and |
| (d) | things done during that period for the purpose of implementing the strategy for the promotion of microgeneration in Great Britain published under section 82 of the Energy Act 2004.".'. |
Sale of electricity generated by microgeneration: power to modify distribution and supply licences etc
Mark Lazarowicz
NC8
To move the following Clause:—'(1) Where the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to do so for the purpose of increasing the amount of the electricity consumed in Great Britain that is generated by microgeneration, he may make—
| (a) | relevant modifications of the conditions of a distribution licence or a supply licence held by a particular person; |
| (b) | relevant modifications of the standard conditions of distribution licences or supply licences. |
| (a) | in relation to a distribution licence, modifications— |
| (i) | imposing conditions requiring the holder of such a licence to provide information to holders of supply licences about the connection to the distribution system, or use, of microgeneration plant, or |
| (ii) | for the purposes of enabling or facilitating holders of supply licences to satisfy any conditions of such licences of a description mentioned in paragraph (b), and |
| (b) | in relation to a supply licence, modifications imposing conditions requiring the holder of such a licence to offer to acquire electricity generated by microgeneration by the licenceholder's customers; |
- and also includes incidental, consequential or transitional modifications.
(3) A modification under subsection (1)(a) of part of a standard condition of a distribution licence or supply licence does not prevent any other part of the condition from continuing to be regarded as a standard condition for the purposes of Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989 (c.29).
(4) Where the Secretary of State makes modifications under subsection (1)(b) of the standard conditions of distribution licences or supply licences, the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority must make (as nearly as may be) the same modifications of those standard conditions for the purposes of their incorporation in distribution licences or, as the case may be, supply licences granted after that time.
(5) Conditions included in a distribution licence or supply licence by virtue of a power conferred by this section—
| (a) | need not relate to the activities authorised by the licence, and |
| (b) | may do any of the things authorised in relation to licences of that kind by section 7(2) to (4) of the Electricity Act 1989 (c.29) (which applies to the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority's power with respect to licence conditions under section 7(1)(a) of that Act). |
- "distribution licence" has the meaning given by section 6(1)(c) of the Electricity Act 1989 (c.29) (licences authorising supply, etc);
- "microgeneration plant" means plant used, or intended for use, for generating electricity by microgeneration, where "plant" has the same meaning as it has in section 82 of the Energy Act 2004 (c.20) (microgeneration);
- "supply licence" has the meaning given by section 6(1)(d) of the Electricity Act 1989 (c.29).
(7) In section 33(1) of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27) (standard conditions of electricity licences)—
| (a) | omit "or" at the end of paragraph (a), and |
| (b) | after paragraph (b) insert "or |
| (c) | under section (Sale of electricity generated by microgeneration: power to modify distribution and supply licences etc) of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2005 (sale of electricity generated by microgeneration: power to modify distribution and supply licences etc)".'. |
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