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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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The energy sector is fast-paced and ever changing. Are you up-to-date with the latest changes in energy regulation and policy– and have a sense of what’s on the horizon?
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Latest Energy News
Ofgem has published the final Innovative Delivery Incentive Guidance Document for the Innovative Delivery financial output delivery incentive under...
Ofgem has launched a consultation on proposed licence changes to exempt electricity suppliers with fewer than 50,000 domestic customers from the...
Ofgem has launched a consultation on proposals to expand self-build and transfer arrangements for electricity transmission connections in Great...
This week's edition of Energy weekly highlights includes: a News Analysis on the announcement of Great British Grid (GB Grid), a new body within Great...
Great British Energy (GBE), supported by the Green Finance Institute (GFI), is seeking investor views on potential financing structures for portfolios...
Latest Energy Practice Notes
The UK’s formal withdrawal from the EU took effect at 11 pm on 31 January 2020 (exit day). At this point, the withdrawal period under Article 50 TEU...
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This practical guidance relates to the pre-Procurement Act 2023 regimeThis...
This Practice Note describes the law of electronic signatures (also known as digital signatures, e-signatures, E-Signatures, eSignatures, paperless...
PurposeA notices clause is often included in an agreement to ensure that each party has certainty and clarity in relation to formal communications...
What are petrol filling stations?Filling stations traditionally sell petrol, diesel fuel and paraffin that are usually stored in underground tanks of...
Latest Energy Precedents
Every director of a company owes a number of duties to the company they are appointed to. Many of those duties have been developed by the courts over...
COMPANY NUMBER:[ insert company number][insert company name] [LIMITED OR PLC]Minutes of a meeting of the Board of Directors (the Meeting) of [insert...
This Precedent clause is for a supply agreement requiring the supplier/contractor to procure energy from renewable sources. The clause future proofs...
This Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of Party A][ of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert registered...
1Please provide full details of the Company’s compliance with the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (the initial phase: 1 April 2014 – 31 March 2019) (CRC...
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An introduction to EU law and competition law issues for take-or-pay clauses in energy contracts
An introduction to EU law and competition law issues for take-or-pay clauses in energy contractsThis Practice Note introduces take-or-pay clauses in...
Production Sharing Contracts
Production Sharing ContractsIntroductionA production sharing contract (PSC) is a contractual relationship between a host government and a private...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Knock-for-knock indemnities: risk allocation in offshore energy contracts
Knock-for-knock indemnities: risk allocation in offshore energy contractsWhat are knock-for-knock indemnities?A knock-for-knock clause is a reciprocal...
Grid connection—key rules
Grid connection—key rulesWhat is a grid connection?A grid connection allows a user to connect to the local network or ‘grid’ so they can receive or...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
Project structure for renewable energy projects
Project structure for renewable energy projectsHow are renewable energy projects typically structured?For most renewable gathering projects (certainly...
What is a smart meter?
What is a smart meter?A summary of typical metering methods in the UKTraditionally, the utility metering for a domestic or non-domestic building in...
Farm-out agreements—key terms
Farm-out agreements—key termsScopeA farm-out is, in effect, a mechanism pursuant to which the owner of a participating interest in certain oil and gas...
Associated legal terms
Engie
French utility company which held a 40% stake in the NuGeneration Limited nuclear new build project at Moorside in Cumbria (previously called GDF Suez). When Westinghouse entered Chapter 11 insolvency proceedings in the US, Engie exercised a put option under which Toshiba was obliged to buy its stake. The transfer of Engie's shares completed in July 2017 leaving Toshiba as sole owner of NuGeneration Limited.
Neutron flux
This term refers to the number of neutrons passing through an area over a span of time. It is a measure of the intensity of neutron radiation, which is measured in neutrons/cm2-sec.
REM
(US terminology) Roentgen Equivalent Man: A standard unit of radiation dose. It measures the effects of ionising radiation on humans. The dose equivalent in REMs is equal to the absorbed dose in rads multiplied by the quality factor of the type of radiation.
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