Distributed Energy Activation Act

A 2024 law promoting distributed generation and local consumption to relieve grid congestion. It introduces distributed-energy special zones and demand-siting measures: increasingly relevant to how large offshore-wind capacity connects to, and is absorbed by, the grid. Administered by the Ministry of Climate, Energy & Environment.

• Distributed-energy special zones: designates zones for local generation and consumption to relieve grid congestion.
• Demand-siting measures: encourages large loads (e.g. data centres) to locate near generation.
• Grid absorption: increasingly relevant to how large offshore-wind capacity connects to, and is absorbed by, a constrained grid.
• Administration: the Ministry of Climate, Energy & Environment.