Energy Policy & Regulation Report

As momentum builds for 2026, the energy sector stands at a crucial juncture. The exponential growth of digital infrastructure has already defined 2025 – driving sharp increases in electricity demand – and flexibility, across grids, generation, and storage, has emerged as essential. This year, it will move from a strategic priority to a structural necessity, shaping both investment and market design. 

Our first Energy Policy & Regulation Report of the year spotlights the policy developments and regulatory reforms likely to set the pace and direction for the year to come:

• RIIO-3 Price Controls & TNUoS: NESO confirms smoothed tariffs from April 2026, lowering initial industrial and commercial charge increases while keeping rises later in the period.
• Breaking CPPA barriers: Government seeks to break down obstacles for smaller businesses, helping them access CPPAs and benefit from stable, renewable electricity pricing.
• Inside the GHG Protocol update: What the proposed changes to Scope 2 mean for the future of carbon accounting.
• Challenges to EV adoption: High energy costs, standing charges at public chargers, and limited infrastructure continue to slow fleet electrification and wider EV uptake.
• Other industry news: what Reformed National Pricing might look like in practice, plus how Great Britain’s gas system is likely to evolve.