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# The Electricity (Standards of Performance) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

This Statutory Instrument has been made to correct an omission in S.I. 2023/887 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
2024 No. 984
Electricity
The Electricity (Standards of Performance) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Made
1st October 2024
Coming into force
1st November 2024
The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 39A and 60 of the Electricity Act 1989.
In accordance with section 40B(1)(a) of that Act, the Authority arranged for such research as it considered appropriate with a view to discovering the views of a representative sample of persons likely to be affected and considered the results.
In accordance with section 40B(1)(b), (2) and (3) of that Act, the Authority published a notice of its proposals and considered the representations made in respect of those proposals.
In accordance with section 40B(1)(c) and (4) of that Act, the Authority consulted Citizens Advice, Consumer Scotland, electricity distributors, electricity suppliers, and persons and bodies appearing to be representative of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations.
The Secretary of State has consented to making these Regulations in accordance with section 39A(1) of that Act.

## 1 Citation and commencement {#regulation-1}

These Regulations may be cited as the Electricity (Standards of Performance) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 1st November 2024.

## 2 Amendment to the Electricity (Standards of Performance) Regulations 2015 {#regulation-2}

(1) The Electricity (Standards of Performance) Regulations 2015 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4(1) (supply restoration standards of performance for electricity distributors)—
(a) for the definition of “category 1 severe weather conditions”, substitute—
“category 1 severe weather conditions” means—
(a) conditions in which no less than eight times the daily mean faults at distribution higher voltage on the designated electricity distributor’s distribution system at distribution higher voltage in a 24-hour period are caused by weather predominantly related to lightning; or
(b) conditions in which no less than eight times the daily mean faults at distribution higher voltage but fewer than thirteen times the daily mean faults at distribution higher voltage on the designated electricity distributor’s distribution system at distribution higher voltage in a 24-hour period are caused by weather not predominantly related to lightning;
;
(b) for the definition of “category 2 severe weather conditions” substitute—
“category 2 severe weather conditions” means conditions in which no less than thirteen times the daily mean faults at distribution higher voltage on the designated electricity distributor’s distribution system at distribution higher voltage in a 24-hour period are caused by weather not predominantly related to lightning;
.
(3) In regulation 6(3)(b) (supply restoration: normal conditions – 5,000 or more customers’ premises interrupted) for “category 1, 2 or 3” substitute “category 1 or 2”.
(4) In regulation 7(5) (supply restoration: severe weather conditions)—
(a) for “12” substitute “6”, and
(b) for “a maximum of £700” substitute “the prescribed cap”.
(5) In Schedule 2 (data for the purpose of calculating payments), in the description of the table in Part 3 omit “, the category 3 threshold number of customers and the upper-threshold number of customers”.