Guidance and Publications

Official documents, guidance and supporting information related to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme.

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CfD Guidance Documents

Guidance

Indexation Adjustments Guidance

Posted 20.02.2026

Strike Price Adjustment (SPA) Guidance - February 2026

Guidance

FAQs for LCD CfD

Posted 25.11.2025

FAQs for LCD CfD

Guidance

FAQs for ICCW

Posted 25.11.2025

FAQs for ICC

Guidance

Posted 10.09.2025

Initial Conditions Precedent (ICP) Guidance - AR7

Guidance

Posted 31.08.2025

Start Date Guidance

Guidance

Posted 22.08.2025

Fuel Measurement and Sampling (FMS) Guidance

Guidance

Posted 12.06.2025

Minor and Necessary Modifications Process Guidance (AR7)

Guidance

Posted 10.12.2024

Solar PV (>5MV) Commissioning Guidance - December 2024

Guidance

Posted 14.06.2024

Initial Conditions Precedent (ICP) Guidance - AR6

Guidance

Posted 28.05.2024

Final Installed Capacity Guidance for Solar PV

Guidance

Posted 23.02.2024

Minor and Necessary Modifications Process Guidance (AR6)

Guidance

Posted 22.08.2023

Final Installed Capacity (FIC) Guidance for Wind Technologies V2.0

Guidance

Posted 15.06.2023

Initial Conditions Precedent (ICP) Guidance Updated

Guidance

Posted 13.06.2023

LCCC Guidance on No Cumulation of Subsidy State Aid or Union Funding

Guidance

Posted 30.05.2023

CfD Co-Location Generator Guidance

Guidance

Posted 30.05.2023

Private Network Agreement - Generator Guidance

Guidance

Posted 01.03.2023

Minor and Necessary Modifications Process Guidance (AR5)

Guidance

Posted 28.02.2023

Milestone Requirement Guidance Version 7 2023

Guidance

Posted 02.07.2022

Forecast Data Guidance - Version 2, July 2022

Guidance

Posted 02.07.2022

Forecast Data Guidance - July 2022

Guidance

Posted 06.05.2022

Initial Conditions Precedent (ICP) Guidance

Guidance

Posted 15.02.2022

Wind Commissioning Guidance - February 2022

Guidance

Posted 21.11.2021

Storage Co-location Generator Guidance - November 2021

Guidance

Posted 04.11.2021

Minor and Necessary Modifications Process Guidance (AR4) - November 2021

Guidance

Posted 28.09.2020

Milestone Requirement (MR) Guidance - September 2020

Guidance

Posted 06.08.2020

Installed Capacity and Final Installed Capacity Guidance - August 2020

Guidance

Posted 05.07.2020

Installed Capacity and Final Installed Capacity Guidance V4

Guidance

Posted 09.04.2018

Direct Agreement Guidance for CfD Generators

Guidance

Posted 05.04.2018

Minor and Necessary Modifications Guidance 2018

Guidance

Posted 29.03.2018

Final Installed Capacity (“FIC”) - Guidance for Thermal Technologies

Guidance

Posted 28.01.2018

No Cumulation of State Aid

Guidance

Posted 05.01.2018

LCCC publishes response to Cost of energy review: call for evidence

Guidance

Posted 21.11.2017

Thermal Commissioning Guidance

Guidance

Posted 03.04.2017

Minor and Necessary Guidance - AR2

Guidance

Posted 04.03.2017

Introduction CfD Round 2 – Application Stage

Guidance

Posted 05.06.2016

Contracts for Difference (CfD) Booklet 2016/17: Overview of the CFD mechanism and Delivery Partners

Guidance

Posted 20.07.2015

Example of Description of Facility

Guidance

Posted 18.12.2014

CfD Supplier Obligation - Setting the first Interim Rate and Total Reserve Amount

Guidance

Posted 29.08.2014

CfD Standard Terms of Notice 2014

Guidance

Posted 12.05.2014

Minor and Necessary Guidance 2014

CfD Publications

Publication

CfD Investment Report 2025

Posted 15.12.2025

CfD Investment Report 2025

Publication

LOW CARBON DISPATCHABLE CONTRACT FOR DIFFERENCE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Posted 01.12.2025

Low Carbon Dispatchable Contracts for Difference Terms and Conditions

Publication

Low Carbon Dispatchable CfD Agreement Relating to Drax Power Station

Posted 01.12.2025

Low Carbon Dispatchable CfD Agreement Relating to Drax Power Station

Publication

Posted 29.01.2024

CfD Interim Levy Rate and Total Reserve Amount (ILR/TRA): Q2 2024 Webinar Slides

Publication

Posted 13.06.2023

CfD Investor Profile Report 2023

Publication

Posted 11.09.2022

LCCC AR4 Generators Welcome Event Slides - September 2022

Publication

Posted 05.09.2022

LCCC briefing on the CfD scheme

Publication

Posted 04.06.2020

BEIS proposed changes to supplier obligation

Publication

Posted 07.04.2020

Covid-19 Impacts on Generators

Publication

Posted 03.06.2017

LCCC CfD AR2 Event - Q&A

Publication

Posted 01.10.2016

Hinkley Point C CfD

Publication

Posted 20.09.2016

Hinkley Point C Secretary of State Investor Agreement

Publication

Posted 17.03.2016

R2 budget release