The REA has proposed a number of key asks across renewables and clean technologies ahead of the 2026 Autumn budget. We believe our proposals will not only help decarbonise the economy but also enhance energy security and lower costs for consumers.
The REA has members involved in a wide range of renewable and low-carbon technologies across power, heat, transport and circular bioresources. All of these sectors have critical roles to play in delivering net zero, while being at differing stages of development and facing different barriers to deployment.
Our response sets out a series of ‘Quick Win’s alongside four broader themes, highlighting where targeted Government action can support the full decarbonisation of the economy.
Quick wins:
Launch the Circular Economy Growth Plan to align national targets with local delivery, including Local Area Energy Plans, unlocking investment in resource efficiency. This will support low-carbon agriculture, reduce fertiliser costs, lower council spending and create new local economic opportunities.
Publish a rolling timetable and budget for future CfD allocation rounds (AR8 onwards) to provide long-term investment certainty, alongside transitional support for assets reaching the end of Renewable Obligation contracts, including through Wholesale CfDs, and a successor to the Green Gas Support Scheme and full inclusion of biomethane in the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Implement a plan to reduce grid connection delays, accelerate strategic transmission and distribution investment, and support the deployment of flexibility technologies, including batteries, storage and smarter grid solutions, to integrate new generation and growing demand including data centres.
Introduce a roadmap for clean and flexible data centres that prioritises facilities committing to long-term PPAs with renewable energy generators, co-location with renewables and storage, heat reuse and demand flexibility, ensuring new demand accelerates rather than constrains the energy transition.
Reinstate the ZEV Mandate to maintain ambition on transport electrification by providing certainty for manufacturers, accelerate EV deployment and support the wider electrification of transport, reducing oil dependence and delivering long-term consumer savings.
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