Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 25
ELECTRICITY
The Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025
Made
13th January 2025
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(1) and (6) and 10(3) of the Energy Act 2013( 1 ).
The Secretary of State has consulted the persons listed in section 24(1), and had regard to the matters listed in section 5(2), of that Act.
In accordance with section 6(8)(b) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025.
(2) These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
(3) Any amendment made by these Regulations has the same extent as the provision amended.
Amendment of the Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) Regulations 2014
2. In regulation 3(5) of the Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) Regulations 2014( 2 ), in the definition of “carry out a generating activity”—
(a) omit the “or” after paragraph (b);
(b) after paragraph (c), insert—
“ or
(d) to alter an eligible generating station ( 3 ) by decommissioning part of it in order to replace that part; ” .
Amendment of the Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 2014
3. —(1)The Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 2014( 4 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 14(1) (excluded applications), at the beginning, for “An” substitute “Subject to regulation 14ZA (decommissioning), an” .
(3) After regulation 14, insert—
“ Excluded applications: decommissioning
14ZA. —(1) This regulation applies to an application ( 5 ) in respect of a CFD unit ( 6 ) that is to be altered by decommissioning part of an eligible generating station ( 7 ) in order to replace that part.
(2) An application mentioned in paragraph (1) is not an excluded application under the following paragraphs of regulation 14—
(a) paragraph (5) (accreditation or registration);
(b) paragraph (9) (funding under non-fossil fuel orders);
(c) paragraph (10) (capacity agreement);
(d) paragraph (13) (investment contract). ” .
(4) In regulation 27ZA (floating offshore wind CFD units), omit paragraph 4(a) and the “and” after it.
Miatta Fahnbulleh
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
13th January 2025
2013 c. 32 . Section 6 was amended by section 18(2)(a) of the Energy Prices Act 2022 (c. 44) .
S.I. 2014/2010 , amended by S.I. 2021/758 and 2022/691 ; there are other amending instruments but none are relevant.
“ Eligible generating station ” has the meaning given by regulation 3(5) of the Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) Regulations 2014.
S.I. 2014/2011 , amended by S.I. 2016/784 , 2021/758 and 2024/710 ; there are other amending instruments but none are relevant.
“ Application ” has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 2014.
“ CFD unit ” has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 2014.
“ Eligible generating station ” has the meaning given by regulation 2(2) of the Contracts for Difference (Allocation) Regulations 2014.