Core fuel sector resilience: provision of information at specified intervals
This consultation is open for responses
Respond to this consultationSummary
DESNZ proposes regulations under Section 276 of the Energy Act 2023 requiring fuel sector participants to provide routine data on activities, assets, sales and stock levels to government. The consultation sets out data collection requirements, timescales and which participants must comply. This covers fuel supply chains rather than electricity generation or grid operations.
Key facts
- •Uses Section 276 of Energy Act 2023 powers
- •Requires routine reporting on activities, assets, sales and stock levels
- •Covers fuel sector participants, not electricity sector
Related programmes
Memo
The core fuel sector resilience measures in [Part 12 of the Energy Act 2023](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/12/enacted) aim to ensure that government can identify fuel supply risks and support industry to maintain and improve fuel supply resilience. Section 276 of the Energy Act 2023 allows the Secretary of State to make regulations to require certain core fuel sector participants to provide information regarding their activities and assets at specified intervals to strengthen sector resilience. The information obtained from routine reporting will allow the government to: * identify critical national infrastructure * run impact assessments * monitor sales and stock levels * plan mitigations for potential issues This consultation seeks to set out the details of the proposed requirements and ensure that they are workable and appropriate for the relevant core fuel sector participants, and will include the proposed data collection, timescales, who is required to provide this. Read the [consultation document on GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/core-fuel-sector-resilience-provision-of-information-at-specified-intervals).