CfD Stakeholder Bulletin — 7 March 2024
Summary
DESNZ extends the consultation response deadline for Allocation Round 7 CfD amendments from 7 March to 11 March 2024. The extension follows the earlier-than-usual publication of AR6 statutory notices, which affected internal sign-off procedures for consultation responses. The consultation content remains unchanged.
Why it matters
Minor administrative adjustment that maintains separation between AR6 delivery and AR7 policy development. The four-day extension suggests industry timing constraints matter more than policy urgency for incremental CfD reforms.
Key facts
- •Deadline extended to 11:59pm Monday 11 March 2024
- •AR6 statutory notices published earlier than previous years
- •Four-day extension granted
Timeline
Areas affected
Related programmes
Memo
Contracts for Difference: Stakeholder Bulletin 07.03.2024 Proposed amendments to Contracts for Difference for Allocation Round 7 and future rounds consultation response deadline extension. Yesterday, we published the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 (AR6) statutory notices. We are aware that this was earlier in the month than for previous years, and internal sign off procedures for responses to the consultation may be affected by senior managers having to engage with these AR6 documents earlier than anticipated. As a result, we are granting an extension to the deadline for responses to the Proposed amendments to Contracts for Difference for Allocation Round 7 and future rounds consultation to 11:59pm on Monday, 11th March. Please note, the content of consultation responses should remain specific to the material in the consultation document, rather than reflecting views on the AR6 statutory notices. We encourage respondents to respond online. 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 . 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.