Original document : https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/national-energy-system-operator-neso-licences-and-other-impacted-licences-statutory-consultation
Change description : 2024-08-29 10:00:00: Joint government / Ofgem response published. [Policy papers and consultations]
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This consultation sought feedback on the 2 licences intended for the National Energy System Operator (NESO), as well as amendments to other impacted licences.
The joint response sets out government and Ofgem’s considerations of the consultation responses, and the decisions taken by both organisations on the shape and content of the licences.
Alongside the consultation response and the final versions of the NESO licences here, Ofgem has also published the Annexes and other connected documents, including:
These documents do not constitute a decision to grant (or treat as granted) the proposed licences and modifications to impacted licences. A final decision on the granting of licences and making the modifications to impacted licences is to be taken by the Secretary of State in sequence with a wider set of decisions to establish NESO. Once this decision is taken it will set the date for ‘Day 1’ when NESO will be created.
Some of the annexes originally published here on 28 March had formatting issues, so we republished them later that day.
There were no changes to the modifications we are consulting on.
Ofgem and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero are jointly consulting on 2 Ofgem regulated licences for the National Energy System Operator (NESO) which cover its obligations regarding electricity and gas functions.
The consultation document also acts as a response to previous consultations and includes connected announcements.
Government and Ofgem previously set out a commitment to create a publicly owned body, the Future System Operator (now called NESO), as an impartial expert, with responsibilities across both the electricity and gas systems.
The 2 licences will be regulated by Ofgem:
The licences will include conditions for:
We are now consulting on:
We are consulting on these 2 elements now because they weren’t covered in our previous consultation, and are required for the NESO’s Day 1 licences.
We also provide:
This consultation brings together the outputs of multiple non-statutory consultations across NESO licences, new roles, financial design and incentives, and consequential changes to other licences.
It provides the complete proposed NESO Day 1 licence conditions, subject to the conclusion of this consultation.
Please copy your responses to both:
Energy Systems Governance
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
3-8 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2EG
Future System Operation
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
10 South Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 4PU
Joint government / Ofgem response published.
Some of the annexes originally published here on 28 March had formatting issues, so we republished them later that day. There were no changes to the modifications we are consulting on.
First published.