Electricity Act 1989: Primary legislation governing electricity generation, transmission, and supply. Covers licensing requirements, generation and supply regulations, and grid connection requirements.
Energy Act 2013: Key legislation covering electricity market reforms, capacity market regulations, and Contracts for Difference (CfD) framework.
Utilities Act 2000: Legislation governing market competition rules and consumer protection provisions in the utilities sector.
Grid Code: Technical and operational requirements for power generation, including connection conditions and balancing mechanisms.
Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC): Industry code defining electricity trading arrangements, metering requirements, and settlement processes.
Climate Change Act 2008: Framework for carbon reduction obligations and environmental reporting requirements.
Renewable Energy Regulations: Regulations covering Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGO) and Renewable Obligation Certificates.
OFGEM Guidelines: Regulatory guidelines covering license conditions, market participation rules, and price controls.
Competition Act 1998: Primary legislation governing competition law and anti-competitive practices in the UK.
Enterprise Act 2002: Legislation governing market regulation and competition law enforcement.
English Common Law - Contract Principles: Fundamental principles of contract law including formation, performance, termination, and force majeure.
Sale of Goods Act 1979: Legislation governing the sale of goods, applicable to electricity trading as electricity is legally treated as 'goods'.
