The Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994 and Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2026
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3 Amendment of the Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002
(1) The Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 1(5), at the appropriate place insert— “plug-in microgenerator” means a source of energy which— generates electricity from the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity; has a maximum rated alternating current output not exceeding 800 watts; is intended for connection to a low voltage consumer’s installation by means of a standard plug and socket; is designed to operate in parallel with a distributor’s network; and is not designed to import electrical energy from a low voltage consumer’s installation for the purpose of storing energy for later supply, other than for control or auxiliary functions permitted by the Plug-in Solar Device Interim Product Specification; “Plug-in Solar Device Interim Product Specification” means the Plug-in Solar Device Interim Product Specification, version 2, published by the Secretary of State on 16 July 2026; . (3) In regulation 22(1), for sub-paragraph (c) substitute— (c) where the source of energy— (i) is part of a low voltage consumer’s installation, complies with British Standard Requirements; or (ii) is a plug-in microgenerator, complies with the Plug-in Solar Device Interim Product Specification; and .
3 Amendment of the Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002
(1) The Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 1(5), at the appropriate place insert— “plug-in microgenerator” means a source of energy which— generates electricity from the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity; has a maximum rated alternating current output not exceeding 800 watts; is intended for connection to a low voltage consumer’s installation by means of a standard plug and socket; is designed to operate in parallel with a distributor’s network; and is not designed to import electrical energy from a low voltage consumer’s installation for the purpose of storing energy for later supply, other than for control or auxiliary functions permitted by the Plug-in Solar Device Interim Product Specification; “Plug-in Solar Device Interim Product Specification” means the Plug-in Solar Device Interim Product Specification, version 2, published by the Secretary of State on 16 July 2026; . (3) In regulation 22(1), for sub-paragraph (c) substitute— (c) where the source of energy— (i) is part of a low voltage consumer’s installation, complies with British Standard Requirements; or (ii) is a plug-in microgenerator, complies with the Plug-in Solar Device Interim Product Specification; and .
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