CfD Stakeholder Bulletin — 25 July 2024
Summary
Ofgem has completed the appeals process for CfD Allocation Round 6, notifying applicants of final outcomes on their eligibility challenges. Projects that remained non-qualifying after National Grid ESO's initial review could appeal to Ofgem. The process now moves to scenario 5 in the AR6 timeline.
Why it matters
This closes the final avenue for excluded projects to enter AR6, crystallising which generation will compete in the auction. The appeals process serves as a safety valve but does not address the underlying eligibility criteria that create the exclusions.
Key facts
- •Appeals process for AR6 complete
- •Ofgem notified all relevant applicants
- •Process moves to scenario 5 of AR6 timeline
Areas affected
Related programmes
Memo
Contracts for Difference: Stakeholder Bulletin 25 July 2024 AR6 update: Appeals process complete Ofgem has notified relevant applicants of the outcome of their appeal, thereby concluding the appeals process for Allocation Round 6 (AR6). Any applicants that remained non-qualifying following National Grid ESO reviewing its original decision on their eligibility had the opportunity to submit an appeal to Ofgem. For further information on the remaining stages of AR6, see scenario 5 in the AR6 timeline. 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 Energy Security and Net Zero (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 ContractsForDifference@energysecurity.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 ContractsForDifference@energysecurity.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.