<p>The Energy Bill will implement Contracts for Difference (CfDs), which will provide a stable financial incentive scheme for low-carbon electricity development. CfDs provide low-carbon generators with a robust private-law contract and largely remove their exposure to the volatile wholesale price, bringing greater certainty for investors and bringing forward investment at lower cost to consumers.</p><p>CfDs will help incentivise the estimated £110 billion of investment needed in electricity infrastructure in the period to 2020 alone.</p>