Energy Act 2013

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The Energy Act 2013 is a UK law that overhauled the electricity market to support low-carbon generation, ensure energy security, and reform the regulatory framework for the power sector.

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Energy Act 2013 canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
aimsTo encourage investment in low-carbon electricity generation ⓘ
ensure security of electricity supply ⓘ
provide long-term price stability for low-carbon generators ⓘ
reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector ⓘ
reform the electricity market framework ⓘ
amends Electricity Act 1989 ⓘ
Energy Act 2008 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
creates statutory Office for Nuclear Regulation ⓘ
statutory framework for Contracts for Difference ⓘ
statutory framework for the Capacity Market ⓘ
enforcedBy Office of Gas and Electricity Markets ⓘ
linked to: Ofgem

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change ⓘ
introducedBy Department of Energy and Climate Change ⓘ
jurisdiction Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
longTitle An Act to make provision for or in connection with reforming the electricity market for purposes of encouraging low carbon electricity generation or ensuring security of supply; for the Secretary of State to set a decarbonisation target range; about the strategy and policy statement provided for by the Energy Act 2013; for the Office for Nuclear Regulation; about government pipe-line and storage systems; and for connected purposes. ⓘ
mainSubject decarbonisation ⓘ
electricity market reform ⓘ
energy policy ⓘ
energy security ⓘ
low-carbon electricity generation ⓘ
nuclear regulation ⓘ
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
policyContext Electricity Market Reform programme ⓘ
United Kingdom decarbonisation strategy ⓘ
providesFor Capacity Market ⓘ
Contracts for Difference ⓘ
Electricity Market Reform ⓘ
Emissions Performance Standard ⓘ
decarbonisation target range for the power sector ⓘ
establishment of the Office for Nuclear Regulation ⓘ
investment contracts for low-carbon generation ⓘ
regulation of government pipeline and storage systems ⓘ
strategy and policy statement for Ofgem ⓘ
transfer of functions to the Office for Nuclear Regulation ⓘ
regulates electricity capacity mechanisms in Great Britain ⓘ
electricity generation in the United Kingdom ⓘ
relatedTo Climate Change Act 2008 ⓘ
Energy Act 2010 ⓘ
royalAssent 2013-12-18 ⓘ
shortTitle Energy Act 2013 ⓘ
territorialExtent England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
yearOfAct 2013 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gas Act 1986 → amendedBy → Energy Act 2013 ⓘ
Energy Act 2013 → shortTitle → Energy Act 2013 ⓘ
Electricity Act 1989 → relatedTo → Energy Act 2013 ⓘ