Capacity Market 2021: call for evidence on early action to align with net zero
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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We received 49 responses to the 2021 Call for Evidence on the Capacity Market from a range of stakeholders, as follows:
- industry, including capacity providers: 32 responses (65%)
- public and commercial representation, including trade associations, industry bodies, and charities: 11 responses (23%)
- research, including academia and thinktanks: 2 responses (4%)
- delivery, including government delivery partners: 2 responses (4%)
- finance, including investment firms and organisations: 1 response (2%)
- private citizens, 1 response (2%)
Original call for evidence
Call for evidence description
This call for evidence seeks views on potential ways to improve assurance that capacity will deliver when required as the electricity system transitions towards net zero and as demand for electricity grows, and on early actions to better align the Capacity Market’s design with the government’s net zero ambition.
It also outlines our plans for longer-term review and reform of the scheme and explores future options for the participation of overseas generation in the GB Capacity Market.
See the BEIS consultation privacy notice.
Please do not send responses by post to the department at the moment as we may not be able to access them.
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Updates to this page
Published 26 July 2021Last updated 18 July 2022 + show all updates
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Summary of responses published.
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We have extended deadline for responses to 1 November 2021.
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First published.