Consultation outcome

Smart Meters: the date of designation for Section H15 of the SEC and the entering into force of the DCC Gateway Code of Connection

From:
Department of Energy & Climate Change
Published
16 December 2014
Last updated
22 January 2015 — See all updates
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This consultation has concluded

Download the full outcome

Government Response to Consultation on Designation of Section H15 of the SEC

PDF, 299 KB, 13 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Letter of Designation of H15 and the Gateway Code of Connection

PDF, 285 KB, 12 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Consultation Responses

1.25 MB

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Detail of outcome

The Government has concluded that 26 January 2015 will be the date for bringing Section H15 of the SEC into effect, designating the DCC Gateway Connection Code of Connection as a subsidiary document of the SEC and bringing into effect minor consequential changes to be made to Sections A, E3 and H15 of the SEC. The Government has issued a letter of designation to this effect. The Government will separately direct the DCC to bring forward provisions for inclusion in a subsequent version of the DCC Gateway Code of Connection relating to performance reporting by the 30 June 2015.

Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on the date of designation for Section H15 of the SEC and the entering into force of the DCC Gateway Connection Code of Connection

This consultation ran from
to

Consultation description

The Government is seeking views on its proposal for the dates on which the following steps occur:

  • The bringing into effect of Section H15 of the Smart Energy Code (SEC) relating to DCC Gateway Connections (which, subject to completion of the Parliamentary process, will be incorporated into the SEC by 12 January 2015 but only effective from a date to be designated by the Secretary of State); and

  • The designation of the DCC Gateway Connection Code of Connection as a subsidiary document of the SEC (subject to the procedure for document development being completed).

Subject to the completion of the Parliamentary process and of the procedure for document development, the Government proposes that the date to be designated for the purposes of both of the above will be 19 January 2015 or if necessary such later date as falls within the period from 20 January to 16 February 2015 (inclusive).

Ways to respond:

Email smartmetering@decc.gsi.gov.uk

Write to:

Smart Metering Implementation Programme – Regulation
Department of Energy & Climate Change
Orchard 3, Lower Ground Floor
1 Victoria Street
London, SW1H 0ET

Telephone:

0300 068 5320

Documents

Open Letter consultation on proposed dates for: the Designation of Section H15 of the Smart Energy Code (DCC Gateway connections); and the Entering into force of the DCC Gateway Connection Code of Connection

PDF, 113 KB, 6 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@beis.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.
Published 16 December 2014
Last updated 22 January 2015 + show all updates

  1. Government Response to Consultation on Designation of Section H15 of the SEC.

  2. First published.