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

  • Updating standards for local space heating products

    This page invites responses releated to the proposals set out in a public consultation on local space heating product policy. The full consultation text, options assessment, and draft SI can be found here Consultation on local space heating policy.

    Closes 20 May 2026

  • Reshaping Cyber Regulation in Downstream Gas and Electricity

    In light of the changing energy landscape as the country moves towards Clean Power 2030 and the increased cyber security threat, Ofgem and the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero are seeking views on reshaping cyber regulation for the downstream gas and electricity sector in Great Britain. ...

    Closes 22 May 2026

  • Warm Homes Fund: innovative finance for investments and loans

    The Warm Homes Fund will have £5 billion of capital for investment via financial transactions, and could deliver a massive increase in the investment going into low carbon technologies by overcoming barriers to deployment and adoption, such as upfront costs. We would like to gather information...

    Closes 1 June 2026

  • Nuclear Third Party Liability for Advanced Nuclear Technologies: call for evidence

    Nuclear Third Party Liability (NTPL) treaties are international agreements which ensure that in the unlikely event of a nuclear incident there is a minimum amount of compensation available to victims and that claims are channelled appropriately to the operator of a nuclear installation and the...

    Closes 1 June 2026

  • Reformed National Pricing Delivery Plan

    The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is consulting on potential reforms to the Reformed National Pricing (RNP) siting and investment levers, including how these could be combined, as outlined in Chapter 2 of the RNP Delivery Plan. It is important that these policy levers...

    Closes 2 June 2026

Closed Consultations

  • CCUS: non-pipeline transport

    Carbon capture, usage, and storage (CCUS) will be essential to meeting the UK’s 2050 net zero target, playing a vital role in growing the economy, supporting the low-carbon economic transformation of our industrial regions, and creating new high value jobs. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has...

    Closed 1 May 2026

  • Call for Evidence: Future of the UK downstream oil sector

    We are seeking evidence to inform an upcoming strategy for the downstream oil sector. This is an opportunity for stakeholders across industry with an interest in the future of this sector to provide evidence as to how the sector can grow and adapt to the changing energy landscape.

    Closed 20 April 2026

  • Introducing a Heat Network Technical Assurance Scheme (HNTAS)

    The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is seeking views on proposals for the Heat Network Technical Assurance Scheme (HNTAS). This scheme will introduce mandatory technical standards for heat networks across Great Britain to ensure low-carbon, reliable, and affordable heat delivery. We are...

    Closed 15 April 2026

  • Accelerating electricity network connections for strategic demand

    Amending the connections process to address speculation and prioritise future capacity for strategic demand including data centres. Please read the full consultation document on GOV.UK

    Closed 15 April 2026

  • Contracts for Difference: Contract amendments to implement Clean Industry Bonus reforms

    We are proposing amendments to the Contracts for Difference contract, specifically the amendments required to implement the Clean Industry Bonus (CIB) AR8 changes. The CIB works within the Contracts for Difference mechanism to competitively allocate extra revenue support (‘a bonus’) to...

    Closed 1 April 2026