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| | that may be emitted per unit of output from an individual generating |
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| | Information on contributions towards environmental taxes |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall make regulations requiring companies supplying gas |
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| | or electricity to specify the proportion of those consumers’ energy bills that |
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| | contribute towards environmental taxes. |
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| | (2) | In this section “environmental taxes” means— |
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| | (a) | the Renewables Obligation Certificates, |
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| | (b) | charges resulting from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, and |
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| | (c) | charges resulting from the Carbon Emissions Reduction Targets and |
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| | future additional environmental charges.’. |
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| | Annual report on gas storage |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The Secretary of State shall, in each calendar year following that in which this |
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| | Act is passed, lay before Parliament a report on— |
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| | (a) | his assessment of the appropriate volume of onshore gas storage to ensure |
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| | long-term energy security, and |
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| | (b) | the progress that have been made towards reaching that target.’. |
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| | Duty to encourage a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | In section 3A of the Electricity Act (c. 29) (the principal objective and general |
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| | duties of the Secretary of State and the Authority), at end of subsection (1), insert |
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| | “while reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases in accordance with |
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| | Government targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions. |
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| | (2) | In section 4AA of the Gas Act 1986 (c. 44) (the principal objective and general |
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| | duties of the Secretary of State and the Authority), at end of subsection (1), insert |
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| | “while reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases in accordance with |
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| | government targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions.’. |
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| | Information on carbon dioxide emissions |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The Secretary of State shall, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, make |
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| | regulations requiring companies supplying gas or electricity to specify on |
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| | consumers’ energy bills the volume of carbon dioxide emitted in generating the |
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| | energy supplied in the period to which the bill relates.’. |
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| | Promotion of renewable energy |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘In section 7(2) of the Sustainable Energy Act 2003 (c. 30), for “60,000,000” |
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| | substitute “250,000,000”.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | In section 32(8) of the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29), in the definition of “renewable |
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| | “(2) | and shall include the use of any gas drawn from a gas network to which |
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| | premises supplied by the supplier are connected where at the time the gas |
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| | is drawn from the network the supplier has arranged for the shipping to |
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| | the consumer at those premises of the same quantity of renewable |
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| | biomethane gas and that quantity has been introduced to the gas |
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| | transmission or distribution system to which the consumer’s premises are |
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| | (2) | In section 124 of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20), after subsection (5) insert— |
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| | “(6) | For the purposes of this section ‘supplied’ shall include supply of any gas |
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| | or other fuel drawn from a gas or other fuel network to any premises |
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| | where at the time the gas or other fuel is drawn from the network by a |
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| | consumer the supplier has arranged for the shipping to the consumer at |
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| | the same premises of the same quantity of renewable transport fuel and |
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| | that quantity has been introduced to the gas transmission or distribution |
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| | system to which those premises are connected.”’. |
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| | Duties of the regulatory authority |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | For sections 4AA(1) and (2) of the Gas Act 1986 (c.44) substitute— |
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| | “(1) | The principal objective of the Secretary of State and the Gas and |
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| | Electricity Markets Authority (in this Act referred to as “the Authority”) |
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| | in carrying out their respective functions under this Part is to deliver a |
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| | secure and sustainable energy system operating within greenhouse gas |
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| | emission limits notified by the Secretary of State to the Authority in |
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| | accordance with the provisions of the Climate Change Act 2008 [c. ]. |
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| | (2) | The Secretary of State and the Authority shall carry out those functions |
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| | in the manner which he or it considers is best calculated to further the |
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| | principal objective, having regard to— |
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| | (a) | the protection of the interests of consumers in relation to gas or |
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| | heat conveyed through pipes, through effective competition |
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| | between persons engaged in, or in commercial activities |
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| | connected with, the transportation or supply of gas or heat; and |
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| | (b) | the need to secure that, so far as it is economical to meet them, |
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| | all reasonable demands in Great Britain for gas and heat |
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| | conveyed though pipes are met; and |
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| | (c) | the need to secure that licence holders are able to finance the |
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| | activities which are the subject of obligations imposed by or |
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| | under this Part or the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27).” |
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| | (2) | For section 3(1) and (2) of the Electricity Act 1989 (c.29) substitute— |
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| | “(1) | The principal objective of the Secretary of State and the Gas and |
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| | Electricity Markets Authority (in this Act referred to as “the Authority”) |
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| | in carrying out their respective functions under this Part is to deliver a |
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| | secure and sustainable energy system operating within greenhouse gas |
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| | emission limits notified by the Secretary of State to the Authority in |
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| | accordance with the provisions of the Climate Change Act 2008 [c ]. |
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| | (2) | The Secretary of State and the Authority shall carry out those functions |
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| | in the manner which he or it considers is best calculated to further the |
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| | principal objective, having regard to— |
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| | (a) | the protection of the interests of consumers in relation to |
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| | electricity conveyed by distribution systems, through effective |
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| | competition between persons engaged in, or in commercial |
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| | activities connected with, the generation, transmission, |
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| | distribution or supply of electriciy; and |
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| | (b) | the need to secure that all reasonable demands for electricity are |
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| | (c) | the need to secure that licence holders are able to finance the |
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| | activities which are the subject of obligations imposed by or |
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| | under this Part of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27).”’. |
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| | Access for renewable energy to the electricity and gas grids |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | After section 3A of the 1989 Electricity Act (c.29) there is inserted— |
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| | “3B | Access for renewable energy to the electricity networks |
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| | (1) | In carrying out their respective functions, the Secretary of State and the |
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| | Authority shall ensure that— |
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| | (a) | transmission system operators and distribution system operators |
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| | guarantee the transmission and distribution of electricity |
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| | produced from renewable energy sources, without prejudice to |
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| | the maintenance of the reliability and safety of the grid; |
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| | (b) | transmission system operators and distribution system operators |
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| | provide for priority access to the grid system for electricity |
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| | produced from renewable energy sources; |
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| | (c) | when dispatching electricity generating installations, |
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| | transmission system operators shall give priority to generating |
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| | installations using renewable energy sources insofar as the |
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| | security of the national electricity system permits; |
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| | (d) | transmission system operators and distribution system operators |
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| | are required to set up and publish their standard rules relating to |
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| | the bearing and sharing of costs of technical adaptations, |
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| | including grid connections and grid reinforcements, which are |
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| | necessary in order to integrate new producers feeding electricity |
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| | produced from renewable energy sources into the interconnected |
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| | grid, and that such rules— |
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| | (i) | shall be based on objective, transparent and non- |
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| | discriminatory criteria taking particular account of all |
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| | the costs and benefits associated with the connection of |
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| | these producers to the grid and of the particular |
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| | circumstances of producers located in peripheral regions |
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| | and in regions of low population density, |
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| | (ii) | may provide for different types of connection, and |
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| | (iii) | shall provide for the sharing of costs to be enforced by a |
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| | mechanism based on objective, transparent and non- |
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| | discriminatory criteria taking into account the benefits |
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| | which initially and subsequently connected producers as |
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| | well as transmission system operators and distribution |
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| | system operators derive from connections; |
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| | (e) | transmission system operators and distribution system operators |
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| | are required to provide any new producer wishing to be |
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| | connected to the system with a comprehensive and detailed |
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| | estimate of the costs associated with the connection; |
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| | (f) | the charging of transmission and distribution fees does not |
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| | discriminate against electricity from renewable energy sources, |
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| | including in particular electricity from renewable energy sources |
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| | produced in peripheral regions, such as island regions, and in |
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| | regions of low population densitiy; |
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| | (g) | fees charged by transmission system operators and distribution |
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| | system operators for the transmission and distribution of |
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| | electricity from plants using renewable energy souces reflect |
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| | realisable cost benefits resulting from the plant’s connection to |
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| | (2) | The Secretary of State shall review and take the necessary measures to |
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| | improve the frameworks and rules for bearing and sharing of costs |
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| | referred to in paragraph (d) by 30th June 2011 at the latest, and every two |
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| | years thereafter, in order to ensure the intergration of new producers. |
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| | (2) | After section 4AA of the Gas Act 1986 (c.44) there is inserted— |
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| | “4AB | Access for renewable gas to the gas networks |
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| | (1) | In carrying out their respective functions, the Secretary of State and the |
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| | Authority shall ensure that— |
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| | (a) | gas network operators guarantee the transport of gas produced |
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| | from renewable energy sources, without prejudice to the |
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| | maintenance of the reliability and safety of the gas networks; |
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| | (b) | gas network operators provide for priority access to the gas |
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| | networks system for gas produced from renewable energy |
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| | (c) | when dispatching gas, network operators shall give priority to |
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| | renewable energy sources insofar as the security of the national |
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| | (d) | gas network operators are required to set up and publish their |
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| | standard rules relating to the bearing and sharing of costs of |
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| | technical adaptations, such as gas network connections and gas |
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| | network upgrades, which are necessary in order to integrate new |
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| | producers feeding gas produced from renewable energy sources |
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| | in to the interconnected gas networks, and that such rules— |
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| | (i) | shall be based on objective, transparent and non- |
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| | discriminatory criteria taking particular account of all |
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| | the costs and benefits associated with the connection of |
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| | these producers to the gas networks and of the particular |
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| | circumstances of producers located in peripheral regions |
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| | and in regions of low population density, |
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| | (ii) | may provide for different types of connection, and |
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| | (iii) | shall provide for the sharing of costs to be enforced by a |
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| | mechanism based on objective, transparent and non- |
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| | discriminatory criteria taking into account the benefits |
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| | which initially and subsequently connected producers as |
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| | well as gas network operators derive from the |
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| | (e) | gas network operators are required to provide any new producer |
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| | wishing to be connected to the system with a comprehensive and |
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| | detailed estimate of the costs associated with the connection; |
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| | (f) | the charging of transport fees does not discriminate against gas |
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| | from renewable energy sources, including in particular gas from |
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| | renewable energy sources produced in peripheral regions, such |
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| | as island regions, and in regions of low population densitiy; and |
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| | (g) | fees charged by gas network operators for the transport of gas |
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| | from plants using renewable energy sources reflect realisable |
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| | cost benefits resulting from the plant’s connection to the |
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| | (2) | The Secretary of State shall review and take the necessary measures to |
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| | improve the frameworks and rules for bearing and sharing of costs |
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