Renewable Energy: Contracts
Lords · Question HL1126 · Tabled 18 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Teverson
To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to minimise the impact on large renewable projects that are in the planning stage and which are adversely affected by bringing forward the timetable for Allocation Round 8 by one month.
Answer
Answered by Lord Whitehead, 2 Jul 2026
The Contracts for Difference Scheme (CfD) runs annually. For Allocation Round 8, the Government confirmed in March it would open the round in July (in AR7, the round opened in August). The government does not expect this year's timeline to have a substant...