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Exemptions from the requirement for an electricity licence: call for evidence

"The exemptions regime includes the legislation, powers and policy for granting exemptions from the requirement for a licence for the generation, distribution and supply of electricity.

The current regime has been in place since the Electricity Act 1989, which was followed by the Class (Exemption from the requirement for a licence) Order 2001, last amended in 2007. Since then, Great Britain’s energy landscape has changed substantially, for example through the growth of distributed generation and renewables.

This call for evidence is to find out how well the exemption regime has coped with these changes and how exemptions are currently being used in practice. It will inform a future consultation on changes to the regime, as part of a wider review."

30 October 2020 - consultation opened

1 March 2021 - consultation closes

8 March 2021 - extended closing date

24 July 2023 - summary of responses published

Policy milestone details

Start date: 2020-10-30

Keywords: electricity supply

Countries: UK -

Milestone source: Link to BEIS website

Milestone type: Consultation/call for evidence

Sector: Energy transportation, transmission and distribution -

Organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Subjects: Energy policy, Licensing