Introduction This Practice Note provides quick links to our Planning content of relevant to different types of renewable energy and storage projects located in England and Wales. It is collated by project/technology type, giving an at a glance route into our Planning practical guidance of relevance to the type of project you are working

The Energy law case tracker is a list of key judgments from 2021 relevant to energy lawyers, with cases listed in reverse chronological order. To filter cases by all individual topics or sub sectors, please download the table to Excel using the function above the table. For cases concerning construction-related disputes (including Operation and maintenance (O&M) disputes arising in the context of energy projects, see separately: Construction law case tracker. For a detailed overview of climate litigation cases during 2024, both in the UK and internationally, see News Analysis: Climate litigation—2024 Trends and direction of travel for 2025 and beyond. For general information on climate litigation, see Practice Note: Climate change litigation. Topic/Sub-sector Judgment date Case title Summary/analysis JurisdictionOil and gas 10 September 2026 Conex Oil & Gas Holdings Ltd v PSTV Energy FZCO [2026] EWHC 2325 (Comm) The Commercial Court dismissed the applicant's application for a stay of proceedings. The Applicant, Conex Oil & Gas Holdings Ltd ("COGH"), a British Virgin Islands company, applied for a stay of proceedings issued by the Respondent,

Law360: Lawmakers in Europe in April 2024 overwhelmingly consented to the EU's withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty, adding to an increasing global backlash against investor-state arbitration that was also laid bare in a vote by Ecuadorians decisively rejecting the mechanism this past weekend.

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. STOP PRESS: As of 1 April 2019, National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) became a separate legal entity within the National Grid Group, separating the system operator (SO) and transmission owner (TO) roles previously held by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (NGET). NGESO now takes on the role of SO, while NGET will continue to act as TO. As a result, this Practice Note is currently being updated. For more information on the effect of the split, see Practice Note: The Split of National Grid’s Transmission Owner (TO) and System Operator (SO) Roles and Licences [Archived]. This Energy consultation tracker tool displays the current status and most recent developments of key consultations opened from 1 January 2016 being conducted by government departments, regulators and other bodies in relation to energy law and policy in England and Wales. The tracker is split into two parts: open consultations and closed consultations. For information on consultations that opened in 2016, see: Energy consultations tracker 2017. STOP

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. STOP PRESS: As of 1 April 2019, National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) became a separate legal entity within the National Grid Group, separating the system operator (SO) and transmission owner (TO) roles previously held by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (NGET). NGESO now takes on the role of SO, while NGET will continue to act as TO. As a result, this Practice Note is currently being updated. For more information on the effect of the split, see Practice Note: The Split of National Grid’s Transmission Owner (TO) and System Operator (SO) Roles and Licences [Archived]. This Energy consultation tracker tool displays the current status and most recent developments of key consultations opened from 1 January 2017 being conducted by government departments, regulators and other bodies in relation to energy law and policy in England and Wales. For information on consultations that opened in 2018, see Practice Note: Energy consultations tracker 2018 [Archived]. For information on consultations that opened in 2016, see Practice

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Energy consultation tracker tool displays the current status and most recent developments of key consultations conducted by government departments, regulators and other bodies in relation to energy law and policy in England and Wales between 1 January and 31 December 2018. For information on consultations updated since 1 January 2019, see: Energy consultations tracker 2019 [Archived]. For information on consultations updated since 1 January 2020, see: Energy consultations tracker 2020 [Archived]. For information on previous consultation trackers, see: • Energy consultations tracker 2017 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2016 [Archived] For our tracker setting out the anticipated future dates of major policy/regulatory announcements in the Great Britain (GB) energy market. Closed consultations Consultations are displayed in chronological order by reference to the date that they have closed. The consultation that has most recently closed is displayed as the first entry in the table. It also means that, generally speaking, older consultations will appear towards the bottom of the list. Consultation Topics Consultation period Status PSL

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Energy consultation tracker tool displays the current status and most recent developments of key consultations conducted by government departments, regulators and other bodies in relation to energy law and policy in England and Wales between 1 January and 31 December 2019. Any consultations still open as of 1 January 2020 can be found in the Energy consultations tracker 2020 [Archived]. For information on previous consultation trackers, see: • Energy consultations tracker 2018 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2017 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2016 [Archived] For our tracker setting out the anticipated future dates of major policy/regulatory announcements in the Great Britain (GB) energy market, see: Great Britain energy market—policy and policy implementation tracker. Closed consultations Consultations are displayed in chronological order by reference to the date that they have closed. The consultation that has most recently closed is displayed as the first entry in the table. It also means that, generally speaking, older consultations will appear towards the bottom of the list. Consultation Topics Consultation

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Energy consultations tracker tool displays the current status and most recent developments of key consultations conducted by government departments, regulators and other bodies in relation to energy law and policy in England and Wales between 1 January and 31 December 2020. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) was established on 7 February 2023 and has taken over the energy portfolio of the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which no longer exists. For information on previous consultation trackers, see: • Energy consultations tracker 2019 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2018 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2017 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2016 [Archived] For our tracker setting out the anticipated future dates of major policy/regulatory announcements in the Great Britain (GB) energy market, see: GB energy market—policy and policy implementation tracker. Closed consultations Consultations are displayed in chronological order by reference to the date that they have closed. The consultation that has most recently closed is

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. Updated monthly, this Energy consultations tracker tool displays the current status and most recent developments of key consultations being conducted by government departments, regulators and other bodies (including European Union bodies) in relation to energy law and policy in England and Wales from 1 January 2021. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) was established on 7 February 2023 and has taken over the energy portfolio of the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which no longer exists. The tracker is divided into the following jurisdictions and sections: • England and Wales ◦ open consultations ◦ closed consultations • European Union ◦ open consultations ◦ closed consultations For information on previous consultation trackers, see: • Energy consultations tracker 2020 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2019 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2018 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2017 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2016 [Archived] For our tracker setting out the anticipated future dates

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. Updated monthly, this Energy consultations tracker tool displays the current status and most recent developments of key consultations being conducted by government departments, regulators, and other bodies in relation to energy law and policy in England and Wales from 1 January 2022. The tracker is divided into the following jurisdictions and sections: • England and Wales ◦ open consultations ◦ closed consultations For information on previous consultation trackers, see: • Energy consultations tracker 2021 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2020 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2019 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2018 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2017 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2016 [Archived] For our tracker setting out the anticipated future dates of major policy/regulatory announcements in the Great Britain (GB) energy market, see: GB energy market—policy and policy implementation tracker. For information on the current status and most recent developments of key consultations conducted by EU bodies and regulators in relation

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Energy consultations tracker tool displays the current status and most recent developments of key consultations being conducted by government departments, regulators, and other bodies in relation to energy law and policy in England and Wales from 1 January 2023. The tracker is divided into the following jurisdictions and sections: • England and Wales ◦ open consultations ◦ closed consultations For information on previous consultation trackers, see: • Energy consultations tracker 2022 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2021 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2020 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2019 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2018 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2017 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2016 [Archived] For our tracker setting out the anticipated future dates of major policy/regulatory announcements in the Great Britain (GB) energy market, see Practice Note: Great Britain energy market—policy and policy implementation tracker. For information on the current status and most recent developments of key consultations conducted

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Energy consultations tracker tool displays the current status and most recent developments of key consultations being conducted by government departments, regulators, and other bodies in relation to energy law and policy in England and Wales from 1 January 2024. The tracker is divided into the following jurisdictions and sections: • England and Wales ◦ open consultations ◦ closed consultations For information on previous consultation trackers, see: • Energy consultations tracker 2023 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2022 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2021 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2020 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2019 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2018 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2017 [Archived] • Energy consultations tracker 2016 [Archived] For our tracker setting out the anticipated future dates of major policy/regulatory announcements in the Great Britain (GB) energy market, see Practice Note: Great Britain energy market—policy and policy implementation tracker. For information on the current status and most recent developments