Clean Energy Regulation
Clean Power 2030: A Blueprint for the UK’s Low Carbon Electricity System
The UK Government’s Clean Power 2030 Action Plan sets out an ambitious yet actionable pathway to decarbonise the nation’s electricity grid by the end of the decade. This detailed roadmap addresses long-standing bottlenecks across planning, grid access, market reform, and flexibility—unlocking opportunity for clean energy developers, storage providers and system enablers alike.

Key Takeaways:



    95% Low-Carbon Generation by 2030:Carbon intensity is set to drop from 171gCO₂e/kWh to under 50gCO₂e/kWh. Support mechanisms are firmed up for wind, solar, tidal stream, BECCS, and nuclear.


    Grid and Planning Reform to Accelerate Deployment: New centralised planning frameworks and the “first ready, first connected” model reshape project prioritisation—benefiting advanced developers with shovel-ready assets.


    Long Duration Storage Gets a Floor: A cap-and-floor mechanism will open for applications by Q2 2025—offering price certainty and catalysing investment in flow batteries, pumped hydro and other long-duration flexibility assets.


    Clear Wins for UK Clean Energy Yieldcos and Storage Players:Companies like NESF, GRID, IES, DRX and PODP stand to benefit from improved policy tailwinds and market access, with CfDs evolving to reflect capacity, availability, and zonal pricing shifts.


    From Ambition to Execution: With storage capacity forecast to quadruple and system-wide flexibility at the core, the UK energy market is being fundamentally restructured to meet the demands of a high-renewables grid.


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