Consultation outcome

The future for small-scale low carbon generation: part B

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

We have made some changes to the proposed licence conditions, based on responses to this consultation and discussions held during the consultation period. These include:

  • clarification of the provisions relating to the co-location of Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) installations with storage
  • arrangements for settlement under the Balancing and Settlement Code
  • information requirements

The government response relating to both Part A and Part B is available on this page:

The future for small-scale low-carbon generation: part A

Detail of feedback received

We received 27 responses to this consultation from:

  • members of the public
  • trade associations
  • Ofgem
  • electricity suppliers
  • organisations active in the sector

Responses covered the structure and detail of the proposed licence conditions at a technical level.


Original consultation

Summary

We're seeking views on proposals to modify electricity supply licence conditions for the purpose of introducing the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG).

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Consultation description

In January 2019, we published a consultation on the future for small-scale low-carbon generation (part A), which proposed the introduction of a mandatory supplier-led route to market: the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG). Under the SEG, government would legislate to require suppliers to remunerate small-scale low-carbon generators for the electricity they export to the grid.

Part B of the consultation proposes the modifications to electricity supply licence conditions which would be required to introduce a SEG. It is primarily of interest to organisations who are (or may in future be) bound by the electricity supply licence conditions, but we welcome comments from anyone with an interest in the future of small-scale electricity generation.

If you want to provide comments directly on the Licence conditions text, please download the document and annotate using tracked changes.

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Updates to this page

Published 29 April 2019
Last updated 10 June 2019 + show all updates
  1. Government response published.

  2. First published.

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