The government responses to this consultation have been split, in order for legislative changes to be implemented before Allocation Round 7 (AR7) opens the summer of 2025.
This initial government response covers those elements requiring legislation and summarises responses to the 11 questions in the consultation on:
- amending the Contract Budget Notices
- enabling Secretary of State to have access to anonymised bid information before setting the final budget
- an amendment to the Clean Industry Bonus payment methodology to ensure the energy price cap is accurate
You can read detail of the feedback received and the final government response (yet to be published) before AR7 opens here: Further reforms to the Contracts for Difference scheme for Allocation Round 7 – GOV.UK