CfD Stakeholder Bulletin — 10 March 2023
Summary
DESNZ published materials from the CfD Allocation Round 5 launch event held on 23 February 2023, including slides, Q&A responses, and webinar recording. LCCC separately published guidance on applying for minor and necessary modifications to CfD Standard Terms. The EMR Delivery Body scheduled an AR5 application readiness webinar for 22 March 2023.
Why it matters
Pure administrative housekeeping — no policy changes or new information that affects market structure. The materials codify existing processes rather than reform them.
Key facts
- •AR5 launch event held 23 February 2023
- •LCCC guidance published on minor and necessary modifications
- •EMR webinar scheduled for 22 March 2023 at 10:00-11:00am
Areas affected
Related programmes
Memo
Contracts for Difference: Stakeholder Bulletin 10 March 2023 Materials relating to the AR5 Launch Event and the LCCC Minor & Necessary Modification process have been published on the CfD microsite. You can read more here. AR5 Launch Event Materials The slides and the Q&A from the AR5 Launch Event are now available on the CfD microsite. The slides can now be viewed here and the questions and answers from the Q&A session can be viewed here. The recording from the event can be found here. On 23 February 2023, the Contracts for Difference (CfD) delivery partners hosted the CfD Allocation Round 5 (AR5) Launch Event, providing an overview of key CfD allocation round processes. Launch Event Feedback We have also created a survey to collect feedback of the event. The survey can be found here. It should only take a few minutes to complete, and all responses are anonymous. Many thanks in advance for your time. LCCC Minor & Necessary Guidance and Webinar Recording LCCC have published guidance on applying for a minor and necessary modification. This guidance can be viewed on the microsite here. The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) held a webinar on the Minor and Necessary process on 2 March 2023, providing guidance on how an applicant may apply to LCCC for a minor and necessary modification to the Standard Terms. The recording of the Minor & Necessary Modification process webinar is now available here. EMR Delivery Body Webinar The EMR Delivery Body will be hosting a Webinar titled: AR5 CfD Application Readiness on 22 March 2023 at 10:00 – 11:00am. You can sign up to the event here General Data Protection Regulation This stakeholder bulletin is being circulated to people who have opted in to the Contract for Difference stakeholder contact list. We issue these stakeholder bulletins as a convenience to interested parties, however it is not in any way essential to be on this list to participate in major consultations or allocation rounds. Purpose & scope of this list: This list is managed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) (and any successor departments) and will be used to inform interested parties of policy developments relevant to the Contract for Difference scheme for renewable energy projects (and any direct successor schemes). It is not used for any other purposes. To be removed from the circulation list: Please send a blank e-mail with the subject ‘opt out’ (if the receiving e-mail you use is different to the one you send the e-mail from, include that e-mail address in the subject of the e-mail) to BEISContractsForDifference@beis.gov.uk. If you have received this indirectly and want to be added to this list: Send a blank e-mail with the subject line ‘opt in’ to BEISContractsForDifference@beis.gov.uk. You can withdraw your consent to opt in at any time. We will normally keep your address on this list until you: a) withdraw your consent to opt in, b) the scheme closes without any successor, c) we receive reports your email address is no longer operational, or d) you do not respond to a periodic request from us to reconfirm your desire to opt in.