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

  • Building the North Sea’s Energy Future

    We are seeking views on delivering the government’s commitment to support a prosperous and managed North Sea transition.

    Closes 30 April 2025

  • Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes in England and Wales - 2025 update

    The purpose of this 2025 consultation is to seek views on the government’s proposals to raise minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) for privately rented homes in England and Wales by 2030. This consultation also includes a summary of responses to the 2020 consultation which we have...

    Closes 2 May 2025

  • Innovative hydrogen-to-power projects

    The government is seeking technical evidence on innovative hydrogen to power projects that can deliver by 2030, ahead of large-scale enabling hydrogen infrastructure. Specifically, this call for evidence seeks technical information to help us understand in more detail the type of...

    Closes 12 May 2025

  • Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce Call for Evidence

    This is a call for evidence to inform the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce. We would like to hear from anyone with an interest in the regulation of defence and civil nuclear: regulators operators industry academia developers ...

    Closes 19 May 2025

  • Voluntary Carbon and Nature Markets: Raising Integrity

    This consultation seeks to clarify and test the UK Government’s proposed policy and governance framework for helping to ensure the integrity of Voluntary Carbon and Nature Market credits and the use of credits. It provides a response to calls from business, finance, farming, and environmental...

    Closes 10 July 2025

Closed Consultations

  • Extending the UK Emissions Trading Scheme cap beyond 2030

    The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Authority is seeking input on proposals for extending the UK ETS beyond the end of Phase I at midnight on 31 December 2030. This fulfils the commitment made in December 2023 within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme long-term pathway to consult on the extension of...

    Closed 9 April 2025

  • Gas Shipper Obligation: Funding mechanism for the Hydrogen Production Business Model

    The purpose of this consultation is to set out our proposed design for the Gas Shipper Obligation (GSO), a funding mechanism for the HPBM and related costs. The GSO is intended to be the long-term funding mechanism for initial hydrogen production projects. It may also fund further hydrogen...

    Closed 9 April 2025

  • Review of the Fuel Poverty Strategy

    This consultation is seeking views on the priorities for an updated fuel poverty strategy to deliver warm homes.

    Closed 4 April 2025

  • 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