In the British Energy Security Strategy (BESS), the Government committed to launching a hydrogen certification scheme by 2025 to demonstrate high-grade British hydrogen for export and ensure any imported hydrogen meets the same high standards that UK companies expect.
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The four-year smart metering Targets Framework came into effect on 1 January 2022. This Framework sets energy suppliers in Great Britain annual installation targets on a trajectory to 100% smart coverage by end 2025, subject to an annual allowance or ‘tolerance level’ that applies across...More
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...More
This consultation seeks views on drafting changes to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Standard Terms and Conditions and Private Network Agreement in advance of Allocation Round 5 (AR5), which is scheduled to open in March 2023.
We welcome responses from anyone with an interest in the...More
We're seeking views on proposals to amend and improve the Payment Practices and Performance Regulations, and whether they should extend beyond their current expiry date of 6 April 2024.
The consultation sets out proposals on:
amending the expiry date to extend the Regulations beyond...More
This consultation is seeking views on the draft Code of Practice on dismissal and re-engagement.
The Code sets out employers’ responsibilities when seeking to change employment terms and conditions, if there is the prospect of dismissal and re-engagement. It requires employers to consult...More
In 2021 BEIS consulted on the Review of the schemes to compensate certain Energy Intensive Industries for indirect emission costs in electricity prices. Within that consultation we asked for views on how net zero might be achieved for individual business.
The Government published its...More
Following the recent Supreme Court judgment in Harpur Trust v Brazel, the Government is looking to consult on the calculation of holiday entitlement received by part-year and irregular hours workers.
The Government proposes to introduce a holiday entitlement reference...More
A consultation on proposed amendments to the minimum energy performance standard for lighting products from September 2023.
Read the consultation document on GOV.UK .
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This consultation builds upon the Call for Evidence ( CfE ) published in July 2021 which sought views on proposals to better align the Capacity Market ( CM ) with the government’s net zero targets and improve delivery assurance across the scheme.
The proposed reforms set out in this...More
This document sets out proposals for the Energy Company Obligation (ECO).
ECO is a programme to deliver energy efficiency measures in homes across Great Britain. ECO+ will be an addition to the current ECO scheme to deliver rapid installation of energy efficiency measures to a...More
This consultation seeks views on a range of topics, including:
proposals to improve boiler and heating system efficiency through improvements to minimum standards
proposals to mandate that from 2026 all newly-installed gas boilers are “hydrogen-ready”
the...More
Call for Data: Safety of Cosmetic Ingredients with Suspected Endocrine Disrupting Properties
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) would like to invite any interested parties, including academia, manufacturers of cosmetic products, producers of the...More
Hydrogen can support the decarbonisation of the UK economy, particularly in ‘hard to electrify’ UK industrial sectors, and can provide greener, flexible energy across power, transport and potentially heat. Hydrogen produced in the UK could create thousands of jobs across the country, and...More
Chris Skidmore MP invites evidence on the government’s approach to delivery its net zero target, as part of an Independent Review of Net Zero.
We are committed to a review that will consider a range of evidence and views from across society. Alongise the call for evidence, this will...More
This call for evidence seeks views and evidence on how government can best support the continued deployment of power with CCUS projects into the 2030s beyond Track-1 of the Cluster Sequencing process.
Topics covered include:
competitive allocation design for power with CCUS
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This consultation seeks views on a range of options to deliver an enduring electricity market framework that will work for businesses, industry, and households.
We welcome views from a range of stakeholders including:
energy industry
non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
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This consultation is seeking views on the governments minded-to position for a business model to incentivise deployment of first of a kind ('FOAK') power bioenergy and carbon capture and storage ('power BECCS') within the UK. We are seeking views from all interested parties, including...More
This consultation is seeking views on the design of a business model to attract private investment and enable GGR projects to deploy at scale from the mid-2020s.
GGR technologies will be essential to reach net zero – balancing residual emissions from hard-to-decarbonise...More
The Hydro Benefit Replacement Scheme and Common Tariff Obligation help protect consumers in the North of Scotland from the high costs of electricity distribution in that area.
The government must review the schemes every 3 years, and this consultation forms part of the review process.
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BEIS and Ofgem are jointly consulting on proposals for the future ownership of Elexon.
Elexon is a wholly owned but operationally independent subsidiary of National Grid Energy System Operator ( NGESO ). It is governed by its own Board and by the Balancing and Settlement Code ( BSC ) Panel...More
This consultation seeks views on the Government’s exemption scheme for Energy Intensive Industries from the indirect costs of funding the Contracts for Difference (CfD), Renewables Obligation (RO) and small-scale Feed-in Tariffs (FIT) schemes (“Exemption Scheme” or “Scheme”).
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This call for evidence is seeking views on the current land rights and consents processes for electricity network infrastructure. We want to understand whether the current processes are fit for purpose or whether they act as a barrier to the build of electricity network infrastructure. We are...More
The government is committed to reviewing the current law to identify how more choice can be given to businesses and consumers over the units of measurement they use for trade, while ensuring that measurement information remains accurate.
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The Nuclear Energy (Financing) Act 2022 (‘the Act’) makes provision for the implementation of a Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model for nuclear energy generation projects. Fundamental to the successful implementation of a nuclear RAB model is a robust revenue stream that ensures a secure...More
Why we are consulting
The UK ETS Authority (UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for Northern Ireland, hereinafter ‘the Authority’) are seeking input on a number of proposals to develop the UK Emissions...More
This consultation proposes amendments to the Contracts for Difference Supply Chain Plan Questionnaire, in preparation for Allocation Round 5.
Alongside the consultation document, the government has also published the following documents to refer to when considering your response....More
The Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) makes tariff payments to biomethane producers for gas that they inject into the grid. It was launched on 30 November 2021 with initial tariffs set in the Green Gas Support Scheme Regulations 2021.
The use of biomethane, or green gas, has an important role...More
With this consultation we are seeking views from stakeholders on the proposed business model package, including the structure and content of the draft ICC Contract, business model summary and update published on the ICC Business Model webpage in parallel to this consultation, previous business...More