The Energy Smart Appliances (ESA) Regulations 2026

This is a formal notice of the UK’s intention to lay regulations under the Energy Act 2023 (s.239-244). The regulations introduce a smart mandate for relevant electrical heating appliances. The regulations will also revoke The Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Point) regulations 2021 and incorporate, with some planned amendments, existing electric vehicle smart charge points requirements (including the smart mandate). The regulations also impose minimum functionality, cyber, and grid stability requirements on in-scope energy smart appliances (EVSCPs, electrical heating appliances, and smart battery energy storage systems). This includes complying with all the requirements imposed on Class B active electrical energy meters for use for trade by The Measuring Instrument Regulations 2016 which includes a conformity assessment procedure. The policy objective of mandating MIR Class B compliance is to ensure better value for consumers by ensuring they can use their ESAs to participate in the highest value forms of CLF, increasing the uptake of CLF and thus helping achieve the Government’s clean power by 2030 ambition.The regulations will be laid in Parliament in Q2 2026 and most provisions will enter into force in January 2028 to give industry sufficient time to adapt. Some EVSCP provisions, on incremental technical and functionality changes to The Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021 requirements, will enter into force after 6 months. The requirements in the regulations will be placed on manufacturers and importers when they first place an in-scope ESA on the GB market after 1 January 2028.

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Electric accumulators; lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) (850760), Electric accumulators; other than lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) (850780), Electric accumulators; nickel-cadmium, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) (850730), Cells and batteries; primary, lithium (850650), Electric accumulators; nickel-iron, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) (850740), Electric accumulators; lead-acid, (other than for starting piston engines), including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) (850720), Electric accumulators; nickel-metal hydride, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) (850750),