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Renewable Energy: Electricity Generation

Asked by Claire CoutinhoConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 29 April 2025UIN 47816

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Offtaker of Last Resort scheme has been implemented.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Scheme was introduced on 1 October 2015 and is intended as a last resort to help renewable generators who have an Investment Contract or Contracts for Difference (CFD) contract, who cannot get a PPA through the usual commercial means. Ofgem administer the Offtaker of Last Resort and publish an annual report on the scheme’s operation.

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