Common use of Grid Code Clause in Contracts

Grid Code. 1. The Licensee, in consultation with electricity undertakings and the Northern Ireland System Operator, to the extent such persons are liable to be materially affected thereby, shall adopt and at all times have in force and shall implement and comply with a Grid Code in accordance with the provisions of Section 33 (Preparation of a Grid Code and a Distribution Code) of the Act. 2. The Licensee shall comply with all directions given by the Commission in relation to the Grid Code. 3. The Grid Code shall, in respect of the transmission system, be designed so as to: (a) permit the development, maintenance and operation of an efficient, co-ordinated and economical system for the transmission of electricity in the Republic of Ireland as part of efficient, co-ordinated and economical systems for the transmission of electricity on the Island of Ireland; (b) facilitate the transmission system being made available to persons authorised to supply or generate electricity in the Republic of Ireland, on terms which neither prevent nor restrict competition in the supply or generation of electricity on the Island of Ireland; and (c) subject to sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), facilitate the security and efficiency of the electricity generation, transmission and distribution system in the Republic of Ireland as a whole.