CfD Stakeholder Bulletin — 21 January 2021
Summary
DESNZ extended the deadline for responses to its call for evidence on 'Enabling a High Renewable, Net Zero Electricity System' by two weeks to 8 March 2021, citing coronavirus pandemic challenges. The call for evidence will inform the design of the fifth CfD allocation round and longer-term government support for renewable projects.
Why it matters
This administrative extension creates no substantive change but delays policy development that could affect CfD design and renewable project economics. The extension suggests industry engagement was constrained, potentially leading to less informed policy development.
Key facts
- •Deadline extended by two weeks to 8 March 2021
- •Will inform fifth CfD allocation round design
- •Will inform longer-term renewable support policy
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Memo
Contracts for Difference: Stakeholder Bulletin 29/01/2021 Extension to the Call for Evidence on Enabling a High Renewable, Net Zero Electricity System Recognising the ongoing challenges brought by the coronavirus pandemic, BEIS has decided to extend the deadline for responses to the call for evidence on Enabling a High Renewable, Net Zero Electricity System, by two weeks. The call for evidence opened in December, and will now close on 8th March 2021. Responses will inform the design of the fifth CfD allocation round, as well as the longer-term future of government support for renewable projects. If you have any questions, or would be interested in joining an online presentation on the call for evidence, please email the CfD team at BEISContractsForDifference@beis.gov.uk. 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 1. 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.