Consultation on approach to next gas supply price controls published

We have published an Approach Consultation Paper for our next price control for the gas supply companies, that we refer to as SPC27. 

The consultation outlines our options for setting the structure, form and duration of the price control, scope and coverage of regulated tariffs, operating costs levels/allocations and proposed approach to margin.

The purpose of SPC27 is to set an efficient level of revenue for Firmus Energy (Supply) and SSE Airtricity Gas Supply (NI) which they collect through their regulated gas tariffs.

The consultation paper sets out a timetable for the process of reaching a determination and proposes an approach for the areas that will be covered within the process.

Responses should be received on or before 4:00pm on Friday 15 August. Our preference would be for responses to be submitted by email.

Email: gas_retail_responses@uregni.gov.uk with cc to aidan.girvan@uregni.gov.uk

Additional information: 

• Your response may be made public by the Utility Regulator. If you do not want all or part of your response or name made public, please state this clearly in the response by marking your response as ‘CONFIDENTIAL’.
• If you want other information that you provide to be treated as confidential, please be aware that, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, there is a statutory Code of Practice with which public authorities must comply and which deals, amongst other things, with obligations of confidence. In view of this, it would be helpful if you could explain to us why you regard the information you have provided as confidential.
• Information provided in response to this consultation, including personal information, may be subject to publication or disclosure in accordance with the access to information regimes (these are primarily the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 2018.
• As stated in the GDPR Privacy Statement for consumers and stakeholders, any personal data contained within your response will be deleted once the matter being consulted on has been concluded, though the substance of the response may be retained.
• Copies of all documents can be made available in large print, Braille, audio cassette and a variety of relevant minority languages if required.

Ways to respond