Consultations on the proposed supply licence modifications outlined in the 'Third Party Intermediaries in the Energy Market’ Position Paper

In accordance with Article 14(2) of the Electricity (NI) Order 1992 and Article 14(2) of the Gas (NI) Order 1996 we have published consultations on the proposed licence modifications which reflect the proposals laid out in our ‘Third Party Intermediaries in the Energy Market’ Position Paper. 

The effect of the proposed modifications will be to modify the regulatory framework to enhance protections for non-domestic consumers.

The modifications will require gas and electricity suppliers to publish Third Party Costs (any fee, commissions, or other benefits processed by the supplier and paid to the third party in connection with a supply contract, that are passed on to the customer) on a customer’s Principal Terms and upon request. 

This will be published in a combined publication cost structure; it will require publication of both a lump sum for contract duration and i) as a cost per unit, where the commission forms part of the unit price of energy, or ii) a cost per day where it forms part of a daily standing charge.

The modifications are proposed to take effect on 16 November 2026. 

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.

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