Consultation outcome

Allocation Round 7: potential eligibility changes for fixed-bottom offshore wind

From:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Published
27 May 2025
Last updated
23 July 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Allocation Round 7: potential eligibility changes for fixed-bottom offshore wind - government response

PDF, 285 KB, 26 pages

Detail of outcome

We are implementing the necessary contract changes required to relax eligibility requirements for offshore wind.

Detail of feedback received

We received 24 consultation responses from:

  • a mixture of companies active in the energy sector (including developers, generators and suppliers)
  • trade associations and bodies
  • investors
  • consultancies
  • not-for-profit public campaign groups
  • individual members of the public

Original consultation

Summary

We're seeking views on potential drafting changes to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) contract for Allocation Round 7 (AR7).

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

This consultation seeks views on potential drafting changes to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Standard Terms and Conditions (STCs) in advance of Allocation Round 7 (AR7), which is scheduled to open in summer 2025.

The proposed changes concern potential amendments to the CfD STCs for practical implementation of the proposal to relax eligibility requirements for unconsented fixed-bottom offshore wind projects, should the government decide to proceed with the policy.

The potential scheme changes set out in this consultation are without prejudice to a final government decision on whether to proceed with this policy, which will be confirmed ahead of AR7.

Read our consultation privacy notice.

Documents

Allocation Round 7: potential eligibility changes for fixed-bottom offshore wind (accessible webpage)

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Allocation Round 7: potential eligibility changes for fixed-bottom offshore wind

PDF, 261 KB, 23 pages

CfD Allocation Round 7: Agreement (Post-Consultation version)

PDF, 640 KB, 32 pages

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CfD Allocation Round 7: FiT Standard Terms and Conditions (Post-Consultation version)

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CfD Allocation Round 7: CPO rider (Post-Consultation version)

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Updates to this page

Published 27 May 2025
Last updated 23 July 2025 show all updates

  1. Government response published.

  2. First published.

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