Law & Regulation
Energy Act 2013
Establishes key elements of the United Kingdom's Electricity Market Reform framework, including statutory mechanisms supporting Contracts for Difference and the Capacity Market, with the objective of facilitating investment in low-carbon generation, security of electricity supply and long-term electricity market reform.
Legal Framework Position
- Banking & Finance
- Sector Regulation
Instrument Overview
- Official Citation
- 2013 c. 32
- Instrument Type
- Law / Act
- Source Language
- English
- Enactment Date
- 18 December 2013
Sector Applicability
- Energy Infrastructure
- Power Generation
- Nuclear Energy
- Renewable Energy
- Low-Carbon Infrastructure