This Act sets out the legislative framework that the Government will make Regulations from in the coming years to ensure that the UK will generate enough secure, affordable and low-carbon energy to meet increasing demand. As well as cost and capacity issues, these forthcoming policies also consider the UK’s Climate Change Act 2008 commitments and legally-binding EU renewables targets. The Act introduces Contract for Difference, a key part of the Electricity Market Reform (EMR) programme.
The Electricity Capacity (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
Amendment
United Kingdom
In force since 17 Jul 2026
Mini Summary
Energy Act 2013
Amendment
Technical and procedural changes are made to The Electricity Capacity Regulations 2014, The Electricity Capacity (Supplier Payment etc.) Regulations 2014 and The Electricity Capacity (No. 1) Regulations 2019 (covered in the summary and a previous update).
Capacity providers that guarantee the supply of electricity are currently not able to benefit from the Contracts for Difference (CFD) scheme. The changes allow capacity providers to apply to pre-qualify to enter a CFD where the CFD will commence after their capacity agreement ends.
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