Carbon emissions limits in the Capacity Market
Guidance on the reporting and verification mechanism for carbon emissions in the Capacity Market (CM).
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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This guidance is for for CM participants participants and covers the reporting and verification mechanism process for carbon emissions introduced by thethe Capacity Capacity Market (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2020 and Capacity Market (Amendment) Rules 2021. and updated by the Capacity Market (Amendment) (No.2) Rules 2022 and Capacity Market (Amendment) Rules 2023.
CMGuidance participants should be read in conjunction with the Rulesrules inand detail,regulations, and where necessary,necessary CM participants should seek independent legal advice to establish the obligations in respect of carbon emissions which are applicable.
AugustApril 2022:2025: Guidance updated
The reporting and verification process has been updated in line with amendments introduced by the recent recent Capacity Market (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 20222024.
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Published 2 September 2020
Last updated 178 AugustApril 2022
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2025-04-08 16:33
Updated ‘Carbon emissions limits in the Capacity Market’. The reporting and verification process has been updated in line with amendments introduced by the recent Capacity Market (Amendment) Rules 2024.
2022-08-17 16:14
The reporting and verification process has been updated in line with amendments introduced by the recent Capacity Market (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2022.
Details
This guidance is for for CM participants participants and covers the reporting and verification mechanism process for carbon emissions introduced by thethe Capacity Capacity Market (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2020 and Capacity Market (Amendment) Rules 2021. and updated by the Capacity Market (Amendment) (No.2) Rules 2022 and Capacity Market (Amendment) Rules 2023.
CMGuidance participants should be read in conjunction with the Rulesrules inand detail,regulations, and where necessary,necessary CM participants should seek independent legal advice to establish the obligations in respect of carbon emissions which are applicable.
AugustApril 2022:2025: Guidance updated
The reporting and verification process has been updated in line with amendments introduced by the recent recent Capacity Market (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 20222024.
Updates to this page
Published 2 September 2020
Last updated 178 AugustApril 2022
+ show2025
href="#full-history">+ show all updates
-
Update history
2025-04-08 16:33
Updated ‘Carbon emissions limits in the Capacity Market’. The reporting and verification process has been updated in line with amendments introduced by the recent Capacity Market (Amendment) Rules 2024.
2022-08-17 16:14
The reporting and verification process has been updated in line with amendments introduced by the recent Capacity Market (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2022.
Details
This guidance is for for CM participants participants and covers the reporting and verification mechanism process for carbon emissions introduced by thethe Capacity Capacity Market (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2020 and Capacity Market (Amendment) Rules 2021. and updated by the Capacity Market (Amendment) (No.2) Rules 2022 and Capacity Market (Amendment) Rules 2023.
CMGuidance participants should be read in conjunction with the Rulesrules inand detail,regulations, and where necessary,necessary CM participants should seek independent legal advice to establish the obligations in respect of carbon emissions which are applicable.
AugustApril 2022:2025: Guidance updated
The reporting and verification process has been updated in line with amendments introduced by the recent recent Capacity Market (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 20222024.
Updates to this page
Update history
2025-04-08 16:33
Updated ‘Carbon emissions limits in the Capacity Market’. The reporting and verification process has been updated in line with amendments introduced by the recent Capacity Market (Amendment) Rules 2024.
2022-08-17 16:14
The reporting and verification process has been updated in line with amendments introduced by the recent Capacity Market (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2022.