CfD Stakeholder Bulletin — 8 February 2024
Summary
DESNZ opens the registration window for AR6, the sixth CfD allocation round, with applications opening 27 March 2024. Companies must register with National Grid ESO before applying for contracts. This is a routine administrative step in the quarterly CfD allocation cycle.
Why it matters
Pure process announcement with no policy content — the AR6 parameters, budget, and eligible technologies were set in previous decisions. Registration is administrative gatekeeping that adds no economic function.
Key facts
- •AR6 registration window now open
- •Applications open 27 March 2024
- •Registration required before applying
Timeline
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Memo
Contracts for Difference: Stakeholder Bulletin 8 February 2024 Registration window for AR6 open The registration window for the sixth allocation round (AR6) of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme is now open. Any company or organisation that wishes to apply for a CfD must first register with the EMR Delivery Body (National Grid ESO). AR6 is scheduled to open to applications on 27 March 2024. • Register your company or organisation here Guidance on the registration process is available below and via the CfD microsite: • AR6 registration guidance document • AR6 registration guidance video Please submit your registration as soon as possible. If you have any questions about the registration process, please contact National Grid ESO at box.emr.cfd@nationalgrideso.com. 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.