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The legislated policy is to reach Net Zero by 2050. We have dedicated subtopics for legal teams – renewable electricity subsidies and embedded benefits, projects for solar, onshore wind, and offshore renewable projects.
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With increasing political and regulatory focus on the electricity supply market, many larger legal teams are interested in this area. Our subtopics include GB electricity generation and storage regulation.
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Keep up-to-date with market practice and advances in real-time. We have forward looking trackers of the expected dates of final decisions, and implementing measures for consultations across the British energy market.
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Ofgem has published a decision, approving the modifications to the connections reform transitional arrangements proposed by the National Energy System...
Ofgem has launched a statutory consultation on proposed modifications to National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET)’s licence, implementing its...
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has published a letter to Ofgem, proposing a series of transitional arrangements to facilitate the...
Planning analysis: This analysis sets out comments from Jennifer Eng on the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)....
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has published the response to its December 2023 consultation on the proposed Heads of Terms...
Latest Energy Practice Notes
Carbon offsettingOriginally produced in partnership with Dr Justin Macinante of Edinburgh School of Law, The University of Edinburgh. Updated by Dalia...
Declaration of a director's interests—the statutory provisionsA director who is in any way, directly or indirectly, interested in:•a proposed...
Planning and climate change litigationOver the last decades, climate change has become an issue of ever-growing importance. With evolving scientific...
Permission for Developments of National Significance in WalesThe Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (I(W)A 2024) received Royal Assent on 3 June 2024....
Exclusion and limitation of liabilityThis Practice Note considers exclusion and limitation of liability in business-to-business (B2B) contracts. It...
Latest Energy Precedents
Template agreement—mutualThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of Party A][ of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under...
Termination clause1Termination1.1This Agreement may be terminated by either party giving a minimum of [enter number] months’ notice in writing to the...
Power purchase agreement (PPA)—exempt power supplyThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[name of the Company] [of [address] OR incorporated in...
Fuel supply agreementDate of Agreement ________________________________20[XX]Parties1[INSERT], a company incorporated in [INSERT] (registered number...
Briefing for directors—general duties under the Companies Act 2006Every director of a company owes a number of duties to the company they are...
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An introduction to take-or-pay clauses in energy contracts
An introduction to take-or-pay clauses in energy contractsThis Practice Note introduces take-or-pay clauses in the energy sector and considers some of...
Power purchase agreements (PPAs)—key terms and issues
Power purchase agreements (PPAs)—key terms and issuesWhat is a power purchase agreement?A power purchase agreement (PPA) is a contract between an...
Key stakeholders in midstream & downstream activities of the Oil & Gas industry
Key stakeholders in midstream & downstream activities of the Oil & Gas industryAlthough differences persist among regional markets, this Practice Note...
The Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) regime
The Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) regimeWhat are OFTOs?Offshore Transmission Owners (OFTOs) are the owners of offshore transmission assets which...
An electricity company has cut off power to a commercial property under a warrant against A (previous tenant) to disconnect power. The current occupier (B) (in occupation under a licence from the landlord) was accordingly left without power. Can B claim damages from the electricity company and if so, what is the measure of damages and do you have any Precedents for claims of this nature?
An introduction to tolling agreements in the LNG sector
An introduction to tolling agreements in the LNG sectorIntroductionThe business model underpinning a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project is of...
Supplier of last resort—key features
Supplier of last resort—key featuresWhat is the ‘supplier of last resort’?When the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) revokes a supply...
Wind Turbine Supply Agreement
Wind Turbine Supply AgreementWhat is a Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA)?The Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA) is a critical component of the contractual...
Gas sales agreement—key clauses
Gas sales agreement—key clausesTypes of gas sales agreements (GSAs)Contracts for the sale of gas may take several forms, including:•term...
Key issues in operation and maintenance (O&M) contracts for renewable energy projects
Key issues in operation and maintenance (O&M) contracts for renewable energy projectsOverviewOperation and maintenance (O&M) of renewable energy...
Contracts for Difference (CfD)—key features
Contracts for Difference (CfD)—key featuresElectricity market reform (EMR)The EMR programme was developed by the government to promote investment in...
Balance of plant agreements in wind farm projects—Overview
Balance of plant agreements in wind farm projects—OverviewScope of this noteThis note provides an overview of Balance of Plant (BOP) Agreements in the...
Maritime contracts in the offshore oil & gas industry—an introduction
Maritime contracts in the offshore oil & gas industry—an introductionOverviewVessels are used extensively in the offshore oil & gas sector. Types of...
An introduction to the roles and types of service agreements typically seen in the upstream oil and gas arena
An introduction to the roles and types of service agreements typically seen in the upstream oil and gas arenaRole of oil service agreements in a...
LNG Chartering—an introduction
LNG Chartering—an introductionIntroductionPractice Note: LNG—an introduction provides a general overview of the production and use of liquefied...
An Introduction to Oil & Gas Sales and Trading
An Introduction to Oil & Gas Sales and TradingGovernments permit companies to explore for and produce hydrocarbons (crude oil and natural gas) within...
LNG sale and purchase agreements
LNG sale and purchase agreementsTypes of LNG sale and purchase agreementsLiquefied natural gas (LNG) is commonly traded as a portfolio commodity, in...
Understanding upstream petroleum agreements—concessions, production sharing contracts and service contracts
Understanding upstream petroleum agreements—concessions, production sharing contracts and service contractsThe purpose and scope of petroleum...
Associated legal terms
AEC
Assistant Emergency Controller
Fuel cycle
The sequence of steps involved in supplying, using, and disposing of the fuel used in nuclear reactors. The fuel cycle is “closed” if it includes the reprocessing of spent fuel and recycling of fissile materials resulting from reprocessing. The term “open” or “once-through” cycle means that the fuel is disposed of in a permanent storage site after use in the reactor.
RHILW
Remote Handled ILW: Package radioactive ILW that, because of its external dose rate, is unable to be directly handled and requires the need of remote handling equipment.
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