Notice

Green Gas Support Scheme: budget management

Details of the budget management mechanisms of the Green Gas Support Scheme.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Details

Update: 22 December 2023

We have published new GGSS budget caps, production factors and inflation forecast effective from 1 April 2024, and made updates to the GGSS budget management guidance.

The Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) has several mechanisms to manage budgets and ensure value for money, while maintaining investor confidence to encourage deployment. These were set out in the government response to our consultation.

These documents provide more detail for applicants and investors on:

  • the budget caps
  • the degression process
  • the Annual Tariff Review
  • the Green Gas Levy

See also details of the Green Gas Levy (GGL), which will fund the GGSS.

Published 26 July 2021
Last updated 22 December 2023 + show all updates
  1. We have published new GGSS budget caps, production factors and inflation forecast effective from 1 April 2024, and made updates to the GGSS budget management guidance.

  2. We have published new GGSS budget caps, production factors and inflation forecast effective from 1 April 2023, and made updates to the GGSS budget management guidance. 

  3. Budget caps (Table 4) and inflation forecasts (Table 3) have been extended to cover scheme financial years 2026/2027 and 2027/2028, following a regulatory amendment (Statutory Instrument 2022 No.592) which took effect on 1 July 2020.

  4. We have improved the explanation of GGSS budget management mechanisms, and added links to the new Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS): expenditure forecast statements and tariff change notices page (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/green-gas-support-scheme-ggss-expenditure-forecast-statements-and-tariff-change-notices).

  5. Inflation estimate for financial year 2025 / 2026 added to table 3.

  6. Updated alongside launch of GGSS.

  7. First published.