Energy price control appeal: Northern Powergrid

The CMA has published its final determination in Northern Powergrid’s appeal against Ofgem's price control for electricity distribution companies.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 23 March 2015
• Last updated: 29 September 2015 — See all updates

• Case type: Regulatory references and appeals
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Utilities
• Outcome: Regulatory references and appeals - final determination
• Opened: 2 March 2015
• Closed: 29 September 2015

Administrative timetable

• Published on 9 April 2015 as required by Rule 13 of the Competition Commission Energy Licence Modification Appeals Rules (CC14) as adopted by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Any revisions made to the timetable will be published on this website.

Date	Action
30 September 2015	Statutory deadline for final determination
July/August 2015	Publish submissions
July 2015	Notify provisional determination
June 2015	Considering submissions and representations before provisional determination
May/June 2015	Hearings with main parties
22 April 2015	Deadline for Ofgem and third party responses to notice of appeal
April 2015	Considering and notifying possible directions
April 2015	Appeal management conferences
30 March 2015	Permission to appeal granted
16 March 2015	Deadline for Ofgem’s submissions on application
2 March 2015	Appeal notified

Final determination

29 September 2015: The CMA has published its final determination in Northern Powergrid’s appeal against Ofgem’s price control decision for electricity distribution network operators (DNOs).

• Final determination report (PDF, 2Mb) (29.9.15)
• Order of the CMA (29.9.15)
• Annex to Order of the CMA (Excel, 1Mb) (29.9.15)
• Press release: CMA publishes final determinations on electricity distribution appeals (29.9.15)

Submissions

The submissions below were published on 7 August 2015.

Northern Powergrid’s reply to responses to the notice of appeal

• Northern Powergrid (PDF, 1.8Mb) (7.5.15)

Responses to the notice of appeal

• The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (PDF, 2.1Mb) (22.4.15)
• British Gas Trading Ltd (PDF, 1.9Mb) (22.4.15)
• Citizens Advice (22.4.15)

Appeal group appointed

31 March 2015: The CMA has appointed a group of panel members to determine the appeal.

Appeal group: John Wotton (Chair), Graham Sharp, Jon Stern.

Permission to appeal granted

30 March 2015: The CMA has granted permission to Northern Powergrid (Northeast and Yorkshire) to appeal against Ofgem’s RIIO-ED1 price control decision for electricity distribution companies.

• Permission to appeal decision (30.3.15)
• News story: CMA grants permission for electricity distribution network price controls appeals (30.3.15)

Appeal notifications received

The CMA has received a notice of appeal from Northern Powergrid seeking to appeal against the modification to its licences.

• Notice of appeal (2.3.15)
• News story: CMA receives two appeal applications over electricity distribution network price controls (4.3.15)
• CMA note to third parties (10.3.15)
• CMA note to third parties (19.3.15)

Published 23 March 2015
Last updated 29 September 2015 + show all updates

1. 29 September 2015

   Final determination published.

2. 23 March 2015

   First published.