Consultation Hub

This site will help you find, share and participate in consultations run by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and its predecessor, the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

For more information on government consultations, or see a list of consultations across government, visit GOV.UK.

Open Consultations

Closed Consultations

  • National Policy Statement for Nuclear Energy Generation EN-7: Consultation

    We’re consulting on the draft of the new nuclear National Policy Statement (NPS) EN-7. The proposed NPS will be applicable to nuclear power stations expected to deploy beyond 2025. Read the consultation document, the draft NPS and accompanying HRA / AoS documents on GOV.UK .

    Closed 3 April 2025

  • Raising product standards for space heating

    T his consultation seeks views on proposals to improve product standards by updating ecodesign and energy labelling legislation for space and combination heaters. The consultation sets out: proposals to enable the electrification of heat, including by raising minimum...

    Closed 25 March 2025

  • Expanding the Warm Home Discount Scheme 2025/26

    This consultation sets out proposals to expand the reach of the Warm Home Discount Scheme by removing the high-cost-to-heat threshold in the current Warm Home Discount (England & Wales) Regulations 2022 (for winter 2025/26) and proporationally increasing the level of spend available in Scotland for...

    Closed 24 March 2025

  • Allocation Round 7 of the Contracts for Difference scheme

    The Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme is Government’s main support mechanism for new low-carbon electricity generation projects in Great Britain. The Government continuously reviews the CfD scheme to ensure it remains fit-for-purpose as our electricity system evolves and we work towards our net...

    Closed 21 March 2025

  • UK Emissions Trading Scheme Free Allocation Review: carbon leakage

    The UK ETS Authority is seeking views on a number of proposals to improve our approach to Free Allocations; specifically, our approach to calculating the Carbon Leakage Indicator and setting the Carbon Leakage List, and the approach to adjusting Free Allocations for Carbon Border Adjustment...

    Closed 10 March 2025