Defining our policy on renewable energy trading

The UK committed in the Renewable Energy Roadmap, published Summer 2011, to take the powers necessary to trade renewable energy with other Member States and third countries.

Although the UK is committed to meeting the 2020 target domestically, trading has the potential to protect UK consumers from cost and delivery risks.

A final policy decision on whether trading will take place has not yet been taken and this call for evidence is intended to improve our understanding to better inform this decision.