UK - 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.​