Open Consultations

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  • Feed in Tariffs: Changes to Inflation Indexation

    The UK government is proposing changing the inflation indexation calculation for the Renewable Obligation ( RO ) and Feed-in Tariffs ( FiT ) schemes, from the Retail Price Index ( RPI ) to the Consumer Price Index ( CPI ): For the Renewable Obligation ( RO ) scheme, the inflation indexation calculation for the buy-out price would be changed by Ofgem from RPI to CPI For the Feed-in Tariffs ( FiT ) scheme, the annual tariff adjustment calculation would be changed from RPI to ... More
    Closes 12 December 2025
  • Low Carbon Contracts Company and Electricity Settlements Company Operational Costs 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29

    We're seeking views on the proposed operational costs for LCCC and ESC funded via these levies and resulting levy rates for the 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29 financial years. More
    Closes 2 January 2026
  • Amending the ECO4 Order to allow cost recovery via grant funding

    Obligated energy suppliers have spent more than was anticipated in the impact assessment. To protect against a bill increase, government plans to pay the suppliers through Exchequer funding. The Energy Company Obligation ( ECO4 ) legislation currently states that measures cannot qualify against an energy suppliers’ obligation if they are grant-funded. This consultation proposes amending the ECO4 legislation to specify the government grants from which money is not to be received. This... More
    Closes 5 January 2026
  • Warm Home Discount Cost Recovery

    We are seeking views on the impacts of a proposal to move WHD cost recovery from the standing charge to the unit rate — the per-kWh charge for electricity and gas usage – for both consumers and suppliers (including the necessary changes to the WHD reconciliation regulations to account for this). More
    Closes 6 January 2026
  • Capacity Market: Proposals to integrate low carbon technologies and enhance delivery assurance ahead of Prequalification 2026

    The government has recently published a consultation on proposed changes to the Capacity Market Rules and Regulations. Alongside this, a set of urgent reforms have been identified which require changes to the Capacity Market Rules and Regulations. This consultation forms part of the government’s commitment to regularly review the function and requirements on the participants of the Capacity Market. This is to ensure the scheme remains fit for purpose and reflects changing... More
    Closes 8 January 2026
  • Non-domestic smart meter rollout post-2025

    We're seeking views on new energy supplier obligations to drive non-domestic smart meter uptake post-2025 and protect consumers in the transition to smart-contingent contracts. This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 16 January 2026 Consultation description We’re consulting on new energy supplier requirements and consumer protections in response to the growing use of “smart-contingent contracts” by non-domestic energy suppliers, as part of the non-domestic smart... More
    Closes 16 January 2026
  • UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Scope Expansion - Emissions from international maritime voyages

    The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) Authority (UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for Northern Ireland) is seeking input on a number of proposals to expand the scheme to the international maritime sector. As part of the November 2024 consultation on UK ETS expansion to the maritime sector, we included a section and questions on the possibility of bringing a share of emissions from international... More
    Closes 20 January 2026
  • Smart Secure Electricity Systems (SSES) Programme: First Phase Energy Smart Appliances Regulations

    We have published the draft SI for the first phase of our Energy Smart Appliances regulations, informed by stakeholder feedback over the 2024 and 2025 SSES Programme consultation cycle. This SI is Phase 1 of our plan to regulate ESAs. This draft SI includes regulations that: Introduce minimum smart functionality, safety, grid stability requirements, and cyber and physical security requirements for all relevant ESAs. Make several incremental amendments to EVSCP requirements... More
    Closes 5 February 2026
  • Carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS): Ensuring fair access to CO2 infrastructure

    This consultation reviews the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2011 to assess their effectiveness. It is part of a wider effort to progress areas that could help the UK transition to a self-sustaining carbon capture, utilisation and storage ( CCUS ) market. The questions in this consultation focus on how the 2011 Regulations may need to be amended to: reflect the policy environment CCUS now operates in support both the establishment of... More
    Closes 6 February 2026
  • Exploring the role of alternative clean heating solutions

    The government is committed to decarbonising the way we heat our buildings to protect consumers against high energy bills due to volatile global fossil fuel prices, reduce the UK’s dependence on foreign sources of energy and combat climate change. In that process, the government is committed to ensuring there is a good solution for every building and that consumers have access to a range of suitable low-carbon heat technologies.  Heat pumps, along with heat networks, will be the... More
    Closes 10 February 2026
  • Gas system in transition: security of supply

    This consultation is inviting views and supporting evidence on our assessment of the priorities for gas security of supply during the transition, and the associated challenges facing the gas sector. It sets out a range of proposed policy actions that we are considering in order to protect our gas security in the years ahead. We committed to a programme of public engagement on the gas system’s transition in the June 2025 update to market . This consultation is the first step in this... More
    Closes 18 February 2026
  • Common Biomass Sustainability Framework Consultation

    Common Biomass Sustainability Framework Consultation A consultation on proposals for developing a cross-sector biomass sustainability framework to enable greater consistency across sectors and strengthen criteria in line with latest evidence. More
    Closes 27 February 2026
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