Licence Lite was created in 2009 by the UK Government in order to allow small generators and communities to become licensed suppliers without the need to comply with certain industry code obligations. Although the industry codes will still have to be met, the Licence Lite supplier will partner with an existing TPLS who will provide the services required to meet the codes. This arrangement is illustrated in Figure 6. This is harder to achieve than the White Label arrangement in that the Licence Lite supplier will be required to comply with some of the industry code obligations.

Figure 7: Licence Lite scheme (Source: Ofgem: An introduction to Licence Lite)

This image is a flowchart depicting the Licence Lite scheme . The points include "Generation," "Licence Lite Supplier," "Third Party Licensed Supplier," "Public Distribution Network," and "Consumer." The arrows indicate the flow of electricity, information, and money between these entities. There is also a legend explaining the symbols used: dotted lines for electricity, solid arrows for information, dashed lines for money, and document icons for SLC 11.2 Codes.

There are currently no case studies or examples of this model. This option will only be applicable for a very few specific (and well resourced) renewable generators. The Greater London Authority was the first authority to apply for this scheme, but the process has suffered delays due to its complexity, GLA is currently exploring White Label energy supply.