| Short Title: | Energy Act 2023 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to make provision about energy production and security and the regulation of the energy market, including provision about the licensing of carbon dioxide transport and storage; about commercial arrangements for carbon capture and storage and for hydrogen production and transportation; about new technology, including low-carbon heat schemes and hydrogen grid trials; about the Independent System Operator and Planner; about gas and electricity industry codes; about financial support for persons carrying on energy-intensive activities; about heat networks; about energy smart appliances and load control; about the energy performance of premises; about energy savings opportunity schemes; about the resilience of the core fuel sector; about offshore energy production, including environmental protection, licensing and decommissioning; about the civil nuclear sector, including the Civil Nuclear Constabulary and pensions; and for connected purposes. |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Citation: | 2023 c. 52 |
| Introduced Commons: | Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Introduced Lords: | The Lord Callanan, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance |
| Royal Assent: | 26 October 2023 |
| Commencement: | On royal assent and by regulations |
| Status: | current |
| Legislation History: | https://bills.parliament.uk/Bills/3311 |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/contents/enacted |
| Use New Uk-Leg: | yes |
The Energy Act 2023[1] (c. 52) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The act's aim is for the security and independence of energy supply in the United Kingdom using different methods, including nuclear, oil, gas, hydro and wind. In turn, it is hoped that people's energy bills will decrease after this.
The act received royal assent on 26 October 2023.[2]
The Energy Act 2023 contains 14 main parts.
The bill for the act was introduced in the House of Lords on 6 July 2022 by Lord Callanan, piloted through the House of Commons by Grant Shapps, and had its third reading in the House of Commons on 5 September 2023.[3] The act was considerably amended through both Houses of Parliament, and is one of the largest pieces of energy legislation to ever be created.[4]