Regulatory aspects
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator must decide your complaint about a system operator or TSO within 2 months Statutory regulator
Retained EU Law
2016
United Kingdom
Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1388 of 17 August 2016 establishing a Network Code on Demand Connection (Text with EEA relevance)
At a glance
What's here
9 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Procedures for demand units within a demand facility or a closed distribution system connected at a voltage level of or below 1 000 V
- Submit installation document before offering demand response capacity
Procedures for demand units within a demand facility or a closed distribution system connected at a voltage level above 1 000 V
- Submit a Demand Register Update Document (DRUD) to the system operator
Responsibility of the demand facility owner, the distribution system operator and the closed distribution system operator
- Demand facility owners and DSOs must ensure their systems comply with EU 2016/1388
Tasks of the relevant system operator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- System operator must assess demand connection compliance and publish requirements Statutory regulator
Common provisions for compliance testing
- Ensure your demand facility passes compliance tests ordered by the system operator
Common provisions on compliance simulations
- Provide compliance simulation reports and validated models to the system operator
Compliance simulations for demand units with demand response very fast active power control
- Run compliance simulation for very fast active power control
Principles of cost-benefit analysis
- Assist in cost-benefit analyses and follow CBA principles when preparing your own
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Subject matter
Definitions
Scope of application
Application to existing transmission-connected demand facilities, existing transmission-connected distribution facilities, existing distribution systems and existing demand units used to provide demand response services
Application to pump-storage power generating modules and industrial sites
Multiple TSOs
Recovery of costs
Public consultation
Stakeholder involvement
Confidentiality obligations
General frequency requirements
General voltage requirements
Short-circuit requirements
Reactive power requirements
Protection requirements
Control requirements
Information exchange
Demand disconnection and demand reconnection
Power quality
Simulation models
General provisions
Energisation operational notification
Interim operational notification
Final operational notification
Limited operational notification
General provisions
Specific provisions for demand units with demand response active power control, reactive power control and transmission constraint management
Specific provisions for demand units with demand response system frequency control
Specific provisions for demand units with demand response very fast active power control
General provisions
Compliance testing for disconnection and reconnection of transmission-connected distribution facilities
Compliance testing for information exchange of transmission-connected distribution facilities
Compliance testing for disconnection and reconnection of transmission-connected demand facilities
Compliance testing for information exchange of transmission-connected demand facilities
Compliance testing for demand units with demand response active power control, reactive power control and transmission constraint management
Compliance simulations for transmission-connected distribution facilities
Compliance simulations for transmission-connected demand facilities
Compliance monitoring for transmission-connected distribution facilities
Compliance monitoring for transmission-connected demand facilities
Identification of costs and benefits of application of requirements to existing transmission-connected demand facilities, existing transmission-connected distribution facilities, existing distribution systems and existing demand units
Power to grant derogations
General provisions
Request for a derogation by a demand facility owner, a distribution system operator or a closed distribution system operator
Request for a derogation by a relevant system operator or relevant TSO
Register of derogations from the requirements of this Regulation
Monitoring of derogations
Non-binding guidance on implementation
Monitoring
Amendment of contracts and general terms and conditions
Entry into force
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