The CRU has today, the 7th of January, published a Conceptual Design paper for Energy Sharing and Multiple Supply Contracts.
The rollout of smart meters and the availability of more granular metering data will facilitate new services for customers in the future. Two new areas addressed in this paper are the introduction of energy sharing and the ability of customers to have multiple supply contracts, which were set out in EU Directive 2024/1711. Energy sharing refers to active customers allocating their exported renewable energy to another customer and multiple supply contracts means that a customer can have more than one supply contract at a time at a single premises.
In this paper, the CRU has set out initial considerations or potential high-level solutions for energy sharing and multiple supply contracts. The purpose of this paper is to engage stakeholders at an early stage in the policy development cycle, raising awareness of this area and seeking feedback. Our hope is that this engagement will help us understand if the solutions we are considering are appropriate, identify gaps and areas where there might need to be further consideration given.
The CRU invites respondents to comment on the concepts and ideas outlined in this paper. Respondents may also include new proposals for the CRU’s consideration, which have not been highlighted in this Conceptual Design. As part of this process, the CRU will host a webinar in March 2026 and details of how to register are included in the paper. The deadline for responses to this paper is the 31st of March 2026.
Call for Evidence On CRU’s Conceptual Design for Energy Sharing and Multiple Supply Contracts
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The CRU has today, the 7th of January, published a Conceptual Design paper for Energy Sharing and Multiple Supply Contracts.
The rollout of smart meters and the availability of more granular metering data will facilitate new services for customers in the future. Two new areas addressed in this paper are the introduction of energy sharing and the ability of customers to have multiple supply contracts, which were set out in EU Directive 2024/1711. Energy sharing refers to active customers allocating their exported renewable energy to another customer and multiple supply contracts means that a customer can have more than one supply contract at a time at a single premises.
In this paper, the CRU has set out initial considerations or potential high-level solutions for energy sharing and multiple supply contracts. The purpose of this paper is to engage stakeholders at an early stage in the policy development cycle, raising awareness of this area and seeking feedback. Our hope is that this engagement will help us understand if the solutions we are considering are appropriate, identify gaps and areas where there might need to be further consideration given.
The CRU invites respondents to comment on the concepts and ideas outlined in this paper. Respondents may also include new proposals for the CRU’s consideration, which have not been highlighted in this Conceptual Design. As part of this process, the CRU will host a webinar in March 2026 and details of how to register are included in the paper. The deadline for responses to this paper is the 31st of March 2026.
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