Commentary on Sections Part 2: Electricity Market Reform Chapter 2: Contracts for difference Section 23: Limits on costs to be incurred
130.This enables the Secretary of State to make regulations setting out a limit on the cost of the scheme.
131.It also includes powers for the Secretary of State to instruct the national system operator that the maximum cost has been reached and prevent them from giving a notification to the CFD counterparty if the Secretary of State believes it may cause the maximum cost to be breached.