We have published our June newsletter, which provides an update on our work over the past month.
Over the past month, alongside progressing our key regulatory priorities, we’ve had valuable opportunities to engage directly with stakeholders across Northern Ireland and further afield.
These conversations, through industry events, committee sessions and collaborative initiatives, continue to shape our understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the energy and water sectors, particularly in a period of ongoing global uncertainty and transition.
On 2 June, we published our Draft Determination for firmus energy (Supply) (FES) Limited’s next price control, for the period January 2027 - December 2030. We refer to this price control as SPC27.
On 3 June, we published a Regulatory Financing Models for Future Interconnection Information Paper and Summary of Consultation Responses Paper.
Our Chief Executive, John French, Markets Director, Colin Broomfield, Head of Market Operations, Marie-Therese Campbell, and Head of Market Monitoring and Analysis, Jean Pierre Miura, were pleased to appear in front of the Economy Committee on 10 June.
The team presented oral and written evidence on the decoupling of the Single Electricity Market and the impact on consumer energy bills.
As this year’s official partner for NI Chamber’s Regional Networking Series, we were also delighted to attend the second 2026 event at Lough Erne Resort on 10 June.
On 12 June, we were delighted to host a fundraising charity walk in Belfast as part of the Collaboration Network’s Vulnerability Week, in aid of Alzheimer’s Society.
The event, which brought together colleagues and partners from across the sector, including the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland and Power NI, raised over £3,000 for the charity.
On 17 June, we published the Quarterly Retail Energy Market Monitoring (QREMM) Report for Q1 2026. This is the latest in a series of Utility Regulator reports that provide a range of information about the retail energy market in Northern Ireland.
This month we also published a number of other important documents, including:
A consultation on Northern Ireland Water’s allowed revenue for the PC21 Price Control extension year (16 June).
A decision on the financial incentive for SONI’s Evaluative Performance Framework (EPF) Performance for 2024/2025 (18 June).
A decision on amendments to SONI’s licence revenue formula to facilitate Clean Energy Package costs and k-factor changes (24 June).
A consultation on our approach to the next price control for the gas distribution network, that we refer to as GD29 (25 June).
In this edition, we are spotlighting our Interconnections Manager, Emma Todd and our Regulatory Analyst, Eimear Kerr.
Further details on our consultations, recruitment, and latest news can be found at: www.uregni.gov.uk.
We would be delighted to hear any feedback you have on our newsletter and any issues you would like to see covered in future editions, via info@uregni.gov.uk