Neutral
Informational - no clear directional impact
Low Impact
Minor progress or informational
The UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero opened a public consultation on 25 May 2023 on a proposed time-limited exemption from the requirement to hold a transmission licence for the Moray East offshore wind farm, whose transmission assets comprise three offshore substations, three export cables and an onshore substation at New Deer in Aberdeenshire. The consultation sought views on making the Electricity (Individual Exemption from the Requirement for a Transmission Licence) (Moray East) (Scotland) Order 2023, which would allow Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited to continue transmitting power over the Moray East transmission assets beyond the normal commissioning period until 31 March 2024, while a cable fault was repaired and transfer to the Moray East OFTO completed.