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Energy Security Bill: policy statements and draft regulations

Policy statements and indicative draft statutory instrument regulations relating to the Energy Security Bill, now known as the Energy Bill, introduced to Parliament on 6 July 2022.

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From:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Published:
26 August 2022
Last updated:
8 September 2023
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  1. Added Policy Statement: British Industry Supercharger - Network Charging Compensation Scheme and EII Support Levy.

  2. Added new policy statement on Great British Nuclear.

  3. Added policy statement on the retention, reporting and disclosure of carbon dioxide storage information and samples.

  4. Heat Network Zoning, Heat Network Market and Offshore oil and gas and carbon storage - decommissioning cost recovery policy statements replaced.

  5. Policy Statement Oil and Gas Environmental Protection added.

  6. Policy Statement Offshore Wind Environmental Improvement Package Measures published.

  7. Policy Statement Final Stages of Nuclear Decommissioning (published 12 December 2022) replaced with Policy Statement Excluded disposal sites.

  8. Policy Statements published: Core Fuel Resilience, Energy Performance of Premises, Energy Smart Appliances and Load Control, Final Stages of Nuclear Decommissioning, Heat Network Market Framework, Heat Network Zoning, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Pensions Reform and Offshore oil and gas and carbon storage - decommissioning cost recovery.

  9. First published.

Documents

Policy statement: British Industry Supercharger - Network Charging Compensation Scheme and EII Support Levy (added 8 September 2023)

PDF, 138 KB, 8 pages

Policy statement: Carbon dioxide (CO2) transport and storage, hydrogen and industrial carbon capture business model support

PDF, 182 KB, 13 pages

Policy statement: Carbon dioxide (CO2) transport and storage regulatory investment model

PDF, 203 KB, 16 pages

Policy statement: Code governance

PDF, 214 KB, 16 pages

Policy statement: Competition in onshore electricity networks - criteria regulations and tender regulations

PDF, 194 KB, 14 pages

Indicative draft statutory instrument: Onshore competition criteria regulation

PDF, 189 KB, 3 pages

Indicative draft statutory instrument: Onshore competition designation regulations

PDF, 169 KB, 2 pages

Policy statement: Core fuel resilience

PDF, 202 KB, 30 pages

Policy statement: Energy Company Obligation buyout mechanism

PDF, 130 KB, 8 pages

Policy statement: Energy network special merger regime

PDF, 146 KB, 11 pages

Policy statement: Energy performance of premises

PDF, 106 KB, 8 pages

Policy statement: Energy smart appliances and load control

PDF, 143 KB, 10 pages

Policy statement: Excluded disposal sites

PDF, 153 KB, 10 pages

Policy statement: Great British Nuclear (added 25 July 2023)

PDF, 191 KB, 11 pages

Policy statement: Heat network market framework

PDF, 162 KB, 13 pages

Policy statement: Heat network zoning

PDF, 153 KB, 13 pages

Policy statement: Independent system operator and planner

PDF, 127 KB, 11 pages

Indicative draft statutory instrument: Merger fees and determination of turnover

PDF, 184 KB, 3 pages

Policy statement: Multi-purpose interconnectors

PDF, 116 KB, 9 pages

Policy statement: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority pensions reform

PDF, 132 KB, 7 pages

Policy statement: Offshore oil and gas and carbon storage - decommissioning cost recovery

PDF, 128 KB, 7 pages

Policy statement: Offshore wind environmental improvement package measures (added January 2023)

PDF, 171 KB, 20 pages

Policy statement: Oil and gas environmental protection (added 13 January 2023)

PDF, 132 KB, 7 pages

Policy statement: Retention, reporting and disclosure of carbon dioxide storage information and samples

PDF, 233 KB, 14 pages

Policy statement: Smart metering

PDF, 139 KB, 10 pages

Details

The Energy Security Bill, now known as the Energy Bill, was introduced to Parliament on 6 July 2022 to deliver a cleaner, more affordable, and more secure energy system.

Documents related to the Energy Bill can be found on the Parliament website including:

  • Energy Bill
  • Explanatory Notes
  • Delegated Powers Memorandum
  • Impact Assessments

Please contact energybill2021@energysecurity.gov.uk for any queries.

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