CfD Stakeholder Bulletin — 19 January 2022

Contracts for Difference: Stakeholder Bulletin 19 January 2022 Allocation Round 4 update The Allocation Round 4 (AR4) application window closed on 14 January 2022. National Grid ESO is now reviewing applications against the relevant qualification criteria. This stage of the AR4 process is the ‘qualification assessment window’, which will conclude on 25 February 2022. National Grid ESO will then inform applicants whether they are eligible to participate in the round. Any non-qualifying applicants will be able to request that National Grid ESO reviews its decision on their application. If required, the review window will open on 28 February 2022 for five working days. Further updates on AR4 will be published on the AR4 microsite as the round progresses. For further information on the various stages of the round, see the microsite’s timelines page. UK General Data Protection Regulation This stakeholder bulletin is being circulated to people who have opted in to the Contracts 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 Contracts 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.