Guidance and Publications

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Posted 27.08.2024

Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) Annual Report 2023/2024

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Posted 27.08.2024

Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) Annual Report 2023/24

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Posted 12.02.2024

LCCC Rewards

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Posted 01.11.2023

Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) Annual Report 2022/23

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Posted 01.11.2023

Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) Annual Report 2022/2023

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Posted 15.02.2023

Low Carbon Contracts Company Framework Document

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Posted 29.07.2022

Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) Annual Report 2021/22

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Posted 29.07.2022

Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) Annual Report 2021/22

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Posted 22.07.2022

Electricity Settlements Company - Annual Report 2021-2022

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Posted 25.01.2022

ESC Annual Performance Report 2022

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Posted 21.09.2021

ESC Annual Report and Accounts 2020-2021

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Posted 20.09.2021

Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) Annual Report 2020/21

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Posted 20.09.2021

Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) Annual Report 2020/21

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Posted 30.09.2020

Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) Annual Report 2019/20

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Posted 30.09.2020

Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) Annual Report 2019/20

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Posted 05.06.2020

ESC Annual Report 2019-20

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Posted 04.06.2020

BEIS proposed changes to supplier obligation regs

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Posted 14.11.2019

Autumn Conference 14 Nov 2019 slide pack

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Posted 05.11.2019

ESC Annual Performance Report 2019

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Posted 16.09.2019

LCCC-ESC response to consultation on reforming the energy industry codes

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Posted 12.07.2019

Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) Annual Report 2018/19

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Posted 15.03.2019

LCCC-ESC Consultation response on preferred TOM for MHHS

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Posted 06.03.2019

LCCC-ESC Consultation response on digital identity call for evidence

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Posted 17.10.2018

Publication Scheme

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Posted 18.09.2018

Annual Supplier Event 2018

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Posted 07.07.2018

ESC Annual Report and Accounts 2018-2019

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Posted 05.06.2018

ESC Annual Report 2017/18

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Posted 05.04.2018

ESC Annual Performance Report 2018

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Posted 03.04.2018

LCCC and ESC covering letter response to the Ofgem Open letter on the Five Year Review of the Capacity Market Rules and NGET’s incentives 2018

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Posted 01.10.2017

ESC Annual Performance Report 2017

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Posted 04.07.2017

Division of Responsibilities between Chair & CEO

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Posted 04.06.2017

ESC Annual Report 2016/17

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Posted 17.05.2017

LCCC Press Release: Decision of arbitral tribunal

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Posted 08.06.2016

Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) Annual Report 2016/17

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Posted 16.03.2016

LCCC congratulates another group of CFD holders to pass their Milestone early

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Posted 05.10.2015

LCCC CfD Investor Event

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Posted 15.08.2015

Low Carbon Contracts Perception Study

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Posted 15.07.2015

Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) Annual Report 2014/15

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Posted 15.07.2015

Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) Annual Report 2014/15

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Posted 06.07.2015

ESC Annual Performance Report 2015

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Posted 13.02.2015

Division of Responsiblities

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Posted 15.01.2015

LCCC Information Sharing Protocol 15-01-2015

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Posted 01.08.2014

Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) Framework Document

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Posted 04.06.2014

LCCC-ESC: An Introduction to Our Role

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Our Schemes

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Posted 14.06.2024

Initial Conditions Precedent (ICP) Guidance - AR6

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Posted 28.05.2024

Final Installed Capacity Guidance for Solar PV

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Posted 27.03.2024

Strike Price Adjustment (SPA) Guidance - March 2024

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Posted 23.02.2024

Minor and Necessary Modifications Process Guidance (AR6)

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Posted 29.01.2024

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

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Posted 22.08.2023

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

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Posted 15.06.2023

Initial Conditions Precedent (ICP) Guidance Updated

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Posted 13.06.2023

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

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Posted 13.06.2023

CfD Investor Profile Report 2023

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Posted 30.05.2023

Private Network Agreement - Generator Guidance

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Posted 30.05.2023

CfD Co-Location Generator Guidance

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Posted 01.03.2023

Minor and Necessary Modifications Process Guidance (AR5)

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Posted 28.02.2023

Milestone Requirement Guidance Version 7 2023

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Posted 25.01.2023

Solar PV (>5MV) Commissioning Guidance

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Posted 11.09.2022

LCCC AR4 Generators Welcome Event Slides - September 2022

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Posted 05.09.2022

LCCC briefing on the CfD scheme

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Posted 02.07.2022

Forecast Data Guidance - July 2022

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Posted 02.07.2022

Forecast Data Guidance - Version 2, July 2022

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Posted 06.05.2022

Initial Conditions Precedent (ICP) Guidance

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Posted 15.02.2022

Wind Commissioning Guidance - February 2022

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Posted 02.02.2022

Fuel Measurement and Sampling (FMS) Guidance

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Posted 21.11.2021

Storage Co-location Generator Guidance - November 2021

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Posted 04.11.2021

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

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Posted 28.09.2020

Milestone Requirement (MR) Guidance - September 2020

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Posted 06.08.2020

Installed Capacity and Final Installed Capacity Guidance - August 2020

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Posted 05.07.2020

Installed Capacity and Final Installed Capacity Guidance V4

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Posted 04.06.2020

BEIS proposed changes to supplier obligation

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Posted 07.04.2020

Covid-19 Impacts on Generators

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Posted 14.02.2019

Contracts for Difference - Generator Guide (1st edition)

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Posted 09.04.2018

Direct Agreement Guidance for CfD Generators

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Posted 05.04.2018

Minor and Necessary Modifications Guidance 2018

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Posted 29.03.2018

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

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Posted 28.01.2018

No Cumulation of State Aid

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Posted 05.01.2018

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

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Posted 21.11.2017

Thermal Commissioning Guidance

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Posted 03.06.2017

LCCC CfD AR2 Event - Q&A

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Posted 17.04.2017

Start Date Guidance

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Posted 03.04.2017

Minor and Necessary Guidance - AR2

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Posted 04.03.2017

Introduction CfD Round 2 – Application Stage

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Posted 01.10.2016

Hinkley Point C CfD

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Posted 20.09.2016

Hinkley Point C Secretary of State Investor Agreement

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Posted 05.06.2016

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

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Posted 17.03.2016

R2 budget release

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Posted 20.07.2015

Example of Description of Facility

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Posted 18.12.2014

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

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Posted 29.08.2014

CfD Standard Terms of Notice 2014

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Posted 12.05.2014

Minor and Necessary Guidance 2014

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Posted 11.09.2023

Revised Guidance on Green Excluded Electricity

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Posted 06.02.2023

Capacity Market Dispute Resolution

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Posted 25.01.2023

ESC Annual Report Performance Report 2022

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Posted 21.12.2022

Capacity Market Stress Event Guide V4 Published

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Posted 20.05.2020

LCCC- ESC Response to BEIS consultation on Capacity Market Future improvements

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Posted 11.04.2019

ESC Voluntary Payment Terms and Conditions

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Posted 23.04.2018

LCCC and ESC covering letter response to the BEIS Capacity Market and Emissions Performance Standard Review 2018

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Posted 11.09.2016

ESC Metering Sampling Guidance

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Posted 04.06.2016

ESC Annual Performance Report- 2016

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Posted 06.05.2019

LCCC-ESC Consultation response on CCUS business models

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Posted 20.02.2024

Redacted HAR1 Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreements and the relevant Standard Terms and Conditions

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Forecasting Methodology Guidance

Forecasting Methodology Guidance

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Posted 31.07.2024

Low Carbon Contracts (LCCC) Levy Forecasting Methodology

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