British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS): changes to the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2009

1. General Information

Why are we consulting

This consultation seeks feedback on the proposed regulatory changes being made to give effect to the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS). The British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS) will exempt eligible businesses from the indirect costs of the Renewables Obligation (RO), Feed in Tariff and the Capacity Market from 2027.

Consultation details

Opening date: 16 June 2026

Closing date: 30 June 2026

How to respond

You can respond to the consultation:

• online
• by emailing: BICS.consultation@gov.scot

Audiences

We are seeking the views of electricity suppliers, Citizens Advice Scotland, Consumer Scotland, consumer groups, generators and any bodies who represent them, other electricity consumers (including households), businesses and other interested parties.

Territorial extent

This consultation covers Scotland. A parallel consultation took place between 16 April and 14 May that covered proposed regulatory changes to the Renewable Obligation for England and Wales, regulatory changes to the Feed-in Tariff and Capacity Market for Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and proposed scheme delivery.

Confidentiality and publishing responses

This consultation will be governed by the Scottish Government’s privacy policies which can be found here:

Privacy - Scottish Government consultations - Citizen Space

Privacy - gov.scot