Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 90602

Renewable Energy

Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Noah Law

LabourSt Austell and Newquay

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a separate (a) price and (b) allocation mechanism for renewable baseload generation within future Contracts for Difference auction round

Answer

Michael Shanks
Allocation Round 7 is currently in progress with results expected early in the new year. We assess the design of each allocation round ahead of it opening. We will publish details relating to the next allocation round in due course.