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CfD Clean Industry Bonus: consultation on regulatory reforms for Allocation Round 8
We’re seeking views on regulatory reforms to the Clean Industry Bonus ahead of Allocation Round 8 of the Contracts for Difference scheme. The proposed reforms are to introduce criteria on workforce protection and skills investment, extending the CIB to include onshore wind, and implement technical improvements. The aim is to improve the CIB’s effectiveness in supporting the clean energy superpower mission. MoreOpened 23 August 2025 -
Raising product standards for household tumble dryers
This consultation seeks views on: changing the ecodesign requirements for household tumble dryer products increasing the minimum energy performance standard updating the energy labels for tumble dryers placed on the GB market It sets out proposals to: raise the Minimum Energy Performance Standards of household tumble dryers being sold on the GB market. This will phase out less efficient air-vented, gas-fired and condenser household tumble dryers and enable... MoreClosed 14 August 2025 -
Scheme Design for Bill Discounts for Transmission Network Infrastructure
This consultation requests views on scheme design for a bill discount scheme to directly benefit people living close to new and significantly upgraded electricity transmission infrastructure. MoreOpened 8 August 2025 -
Enhancing the smart meter installation journey towards Clean Power 2030
The Scope of this Call for Evidence Alongside smart meter installations, we believe that there should be opportunities to enhance the consumer journey towards Clean Power 2030, including by looking at the potential to drive efficiencies or through integration of smart meter and LCT installations. This call for evidence therefore seeks respondent input on three primary areas of enquiry, focusing specifically on three key questions. What opportunities exist... MoreOpened 8 August 2025 -
Smart metering policy framework post 2025
We are consulting on proposals to set the policy framework for energy suppliers to deliver service improvements by ensuring smart meters operate as they should, and to continue installing smart meters after 31 December 2025, when the existing annual installation targets come to an end. The consultation seeks views on proposed obligations to: improve smart meter operations complete the domestic rollout by the end of 2030 submit annual deployment plans MoreOpened 8 August 2025 -
CCUS Future Network Strategy
The rationale for this document is to engage industry on topics that are pivotal to a CCUS network market transition. It discusses the need for government and industry collaboration and wider stakeholder engagement to develop CO 2 transport and storage networks across the UK. It focuses on the steps needed to advance CCUS network development from a government-led initiative, towards a more independent, market-led approach. The document aims to identify and di scuss... MoreOpened 6 August 2025 -
Evolution of Economic Regulation for CO2 Storage
To maintain investment and continue development of CO2 stores, we would like to consider whether alternative forms of economic regulation for CO2 storage are appropriate as the market transitions towards a self-sustaining market. This call for evidence investigates whether the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model of economic regulation for CO2 storage will continue to best meet the needs of users, developers, investors, and consumers as the CCS market matures; whilst also supporting the UK’s... MoreOpened 6 August 2025 -
Smart Secure Electricity Systems Programme (SSES): enduring governance consultation
The Smart Secure Electricity Systems (SSES) Programme is designed to create the technical and regulatory frameworks to enable the untapped flexibility from small scale devices, such as domestic electric vehicle charge points and heat pumps. It should contribute to electricity system decarbonisation in a way that protects consumers and the electricity system and as such is a key enabler for Consumer-Led Flexibility that will help consumers make energy bill savings and deliver... MoreOpened 4 August 2025 -
Consumer engagement for consumer-led flexibility
Consumer-led flexibility (CLF) refers to consumers voluntarily shifting their energy usage to help balance supply and demand in our energy system. This can allow them to take advantage of low prices when energy is abundant and avoid the periods when prices are highest. Optimising and sustaining uptake of CLF will benefit consumers, businesses and our energy infrastructure. As a voluntary activity, CLF relies on consumers being informed and willing to participate. This consultation seeks... MoreOpened 23 July 2025 -
Improving the visibility of distributed energy assets
Asset visibility refers to the ability to identify and understand the capacity, location, and use of devices that generate, store, or consume energy, including those capable of flexibility. Such devices include electric vehicle chargepoints, solar panel installations, heat pumps and domestic-scale electricity storage batteries. These assets operate locally (such as in homes), near the point of consumption, help households and businesses manage their energy use and are essential... MoreOpened 23 July 2025 -
Hydrogen Blending into the GB Gas Transmission Network
Government is seeking views to help inform the case for transmission-level blending. This consultation seeks to understand the potential strategic and economic value of blending into the GB gas transmission network. The consultation covers: Strategic considerations of hydrogen blending Impact of blending on end users connected to the GB National Transmission Network Commercial support models Market and trading arrangements Technical delivery models Gas... MoreOpened 23 July 2025 -
Community Benefits and Shared Ownership for Low Carbon Energy Infrastructure
The Clean Energy Superpower Mission is crucial for economic growth, energy security and reducing electricity bills. By rapidly adopting clean, homegrown energy, Great Britain can control its energy supply and protect both household and national finances from fossil fuel price spikes with cleaner, affordable power. Achieving our goal of becoming a clean energy superpower and achieving net zero by 2050 will require the rapid deployment of new low carbon energy capacity. This means that some... MoreClosed 16 July 2025 -
Hydrogen Economic Regulatory Framework
This consultation sets out proposed changes to the economic regulatory framework to best suit the needs of 100% hydrogen pipeline networks, established under the Gas Act 1986. We are seeking stakeholder views on this proposed approach and any further evidence to support decisions and subsequent implementation through legislation, licences, and codes. The economic regulatory framework is an important enabler for the low carbon hydrogen economy. Low carbon hydrogen can support the... MoreOpened 15 July 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 stakeholders for clarity on the Government’s approach. It also responds to recommendations from the Climate Change Committee and others for a new regulatory approach for these markets. It... MoreClosed 10 July 2025 -
Electricity Network Infrastructure: Consents, Land Access and Rights
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is consulting on changes to land rights and consents processes for electricity network infrastructure to support the transition to Net Zero and secure Clean Power by 2030. This follows an August-September 2022 Call for Evidence, which sought views and suggestions for improving current land rights and consents processes. Fair and proportionate land rights and consents processes are crucial to enabling us to meet the country’s need to... MoreOpened 8 July 2025 -
Assessment and rating of wind turbine noise guidance: proposed updates
Technical guidance for the assessment of noise emissions from onshore wind turbines provides advice to local authorities across the UK for appraising planning applications for onshore wind developments. We're seeking views on updates to bring guidance into line with available evidence; developments in turbine technology and wind turbine noise assessment methodologies; and government policies on noise and net zero. Read the draft guidance and consultation questions on GOV.UK . MoreOpened 4 July 2025 -
Clean Heat Market Mechanism: Revisions ahead of Scheme Year 2 (2026/2027)
Following the launch of the Clean Heat Market Mechanism on 1 April 2025, this consultation sets out the Government’s proposals for Year 2 of the scheme and invites stakeholders to provide their views on these proposals. Read the consultation document on GOV.UK . MoreClosed 2 July 2025 -
Code Manager Licence Conditions and Code Modification Appeals to the CMA
In this joint DESNZ/Ofgem consultation, we set out our proposals for code manager standard licence conditions and code modification appeals to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). This follows our first joint consultation in 2024, which consulted on a selection of code manager licence conditions, as well as proposals for the secondary legislation underpinning Ofgem’s code manager selection process. Since consulting, we have laid the Code Manager Selection Regulations 2024,... MoreClosed 27 June 2025 -
Transition plan requirements consultation
The manifesto committed to mandating “UK-regulated financial institutions (including banks, asset managers, pension funds and insurers) and FTSE 100 companies to develop and implement credible transition plans that align with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement” and the government announced in November 2024 to consult in the first half of 2025 on how best to take forward transition plans policy. This consultation now seeks views on how the government could take forward the... MoreOpened 25 June 2025 -
Growing the market for low carbon industrial products: policy framework
The consultation sets out proposals to deliver a voluntary policy framework to grow the market for low carbon industrial products, with an initial focus on steel, cement, and concrete. Building on the 2023 Carbon Leakage consultation, where the government committed to establish product classifications (formerly called voluntary product standards) and an embodied emissions reporting framework, this consultation marks the next step in policy development. It includes options... MoreOpened 23 June 2025 -
Greenhouse gas removals: call for evidence for independent review
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Secretary of State has commissioned an Independent Review of GGRs, to consider how options for GGRs, including large-scale power bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) and direct air carbon capture and storage (DACCS), can assist the UK in meeting our net zero targets, out to 2050. See the published Terms of Reference for further information on the Review. As part of the review, the Chair, Dr Alan Whitehead,... MoreClosed 20 June 2025 -
Solar canopies and electric vehicle charging
As part of the Clean Power Action Plan, the government committed to gathering evidence about the potential for solar canopies in car parks to contribute to our solar generation ambition. Increasing renewable generation reduces greenhouse gas emissions, supports the government’s decarbonisation commitments, and may help to address energy security challenges. The potential for solar canopies on car parks lies in leveraging their vast, under-utilised surface area to contribute... MoreClosed 18 June 2025 -
Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 7: Potential Amendments to Relax Eligibility for Fixed-Bottom Offshore Wind
This consultation seeks views on potential drafting changes to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Standard Terms and Conditions (STCs) in advance of Allocation Round 7 (AR7), which is scheduled to open in summer 2025. The proposed changes concern potential amendments to the CfD STCs for practical implementation of the proposal to relax eligibility requirements for unconsented fixed-bottom offshore wind projects, should the Government decide to proceed with the policy. The potential... MoreClosed 16 June 2025 -
Boiler Upgrade Scheme and Certification requirements for clean heat schemes consultation
This consultation is divided into two parts. Part 1 iseeks stakeholders’ views on proposed changes to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) designed to stimulate further demand and enhance consumer protections. The BUS was launched in 2022 to support the decarbonisation of heat in buildings. Through the scheme capital grants are available to support the installation of heat pumps and biomass boilers in homes and small non-domestic buildings in England and Wales. ... MoreClosed 11 June 2025 -
Greenhouse Gas Removals and Power Bioenergy with Carbon Capture & Storage - Revenue Support Regulations Consultation
This consultation seeks views on proposals for revenue support regulations in relation to the Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGRS) and Power Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (Power BECCS) business models, including: Direction to offer to contract Publication of Information Counterparty’s ability to carry out its functions Eligibility The consultation is open to all, but we expect responses in particular from those directly affected by these proposals, or... MoreClosed 9 June 2025 -
Planning for new energy infrastructure: 2025 revisions to National Policy Statements
The energy NPSs are designated under the Planning Act 2008 to provide guidance for decision-makers on the application of government policy when determining applications for development in relation to NSIPs. The current suite of energy National Policy Statements (NPSs) were updated by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in January 2024. In July 2024 the government launched a review of the energy NPSs to ensure they reflected government’s energy priorities... MoreClosed 29 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 investors wider civil society We are particularly looking for evidence and facts to inform our work which could include case studies, historical data, ideas and... MoreClosed 19 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 innovative H2P projects that could deliver rapidly, including the scope of planned projects, timescales, costs and barriers. The call for evidence is therefore aimed at stakeholders with existing... MoreClosed 12 May 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 considered whilst drafting this follow-on consultation and will form part of consideration on policy choices. MoreClosed 2 May 2025 -
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. MoreClosed 30 April 2025
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