Ofgem opens consultation on outcomes-based energy bill regulation

Ofgem's 23 June consultation on energy consumer outcomes marks a structural shift in how Great Britain's retail energy regulation could work. The proposed framework would judge compliance against defined consumer outcomes (such as accurate billing and accessible switching) rather than prescriptive process rules. The regulator is seeking views on implementation options; no final decision has been taken.

Also on 23 June, Ofgem published the SLC 31E flexibility procurement statements covering 2026–27, paired with the full procurement reports and supporting data for 2025–26. The simultaneous release of forward-looking statements and backward-looking performance data gives DSOs and flexibility providers a direct comparison point for how procurement targets have tracked against delivery.

Across the North Sea, Germany's Bundesnetzagentur presented its latest thinking on electricity network tariff reform in late May 2026, a process with direct implications for how grid costs are distributed across consumer classes and generation assets. Berlin also circulated a revised offshore leasing framework on 23 June, per Renews.biz, though detail on the blueprint's specific terms was not available in the source.