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Consultation on Smart Energy Code and Licence Amendments – September 2016

Consultation on proposed legal drafting amendments to the Smart Energy Code, Gas and Electricity Supply Licence Conditions and DCC Licence to support smart metering

The consultation seeks any comments on proposed legal drafting on a number of topics. These include:

  • Install and Leave
  • Maintenance of Smart Metering Systems
  • Simplification of change of supplier information flows
  • Testing required to implement changes to the SEC
  • Enduring Registration Data Provider Entry Process Testing
  • Changes to the Enduring Testing Approach Document (ETAD)
  • Provision of variant Communications Hubs for testing
  • Changes to Section N to support SMETS 1 Enrolment and Adoption by the DCC
  • Amendments to the Ofgem Significant Code Review process
  • Privacy requirements
  • Making certain transitional variations enduring
  • Changes to the Supply Licence Conditions, the DCC Licence and the SEC to accommodate multiple versions of Technical Specifications and multiple versions of DUIS
  • Minor miscellaneous changes

17 October 2016 - Consultation closes

12 December 2016- Consultation outcome published

Policy milestone details


Start date: 2016-9-22

Countries: UK -

Milestone source: Link to BEIS website

Milestone type: Consultation/call for evidence

Sector: Energy demand and use - Policy and governance -

Organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Subjects: Smart grid transmission, Energy policy