price control

Keeping regulatory certainty

Power

Keeping regulatory certainty

David Smith, chief executive of the Energy Networks Association (ENA), looks at how the cancellation of Ofgem's mid-period review could impact the energy networks.
DNO’s spend frugal £3.2bn on network management

Gas

DNO’s spend frugal £3.2bn on network management

UK distribution network operators (DNOs) spent a collective £3.2bn on managing their networks during the first year of their price control according to a report published by Ofgem today.
Ofgem claws back £185m from National Grid

Gas

Ofgem claws back £185m from National Grid

Ofgem has confirmed a £185m spending allowance cut for National Grid in its mid-period review of electricity and gas transmission.
Ofgem rethinks RIIO cycle

Policy & Regulation

Ofgem rethinks RIIO cycle

Ofgem has said it will reconsider the current eight-year price control period for energy networks.
WPD cuts supply interruption time by 49%

Strategy & Management

WPD cuts supply interruption time by 49%

Western Power Distribution (WPD) has cut the average time its customers are without power by 49% on the level in 2011/12, beating its target of 23% set by Ofgem for the entire eight-year price control period.
WWU predicts major change to price control outputs

Policy & Regulation

WWU predicts major change to price control outputs

Wales and West Utilities (WWU) has warned outputs in the next price control for gas distribution network operators are likely to be based on consequence rather than asset health which will be a “challenge for the industry to get its head around.”