firmus energy Licence Modification Article 14 Decision
| Published date | 27 October 2022 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Energy Sector | Gas Retail |
THE NORTHERN IRELAND AUTHORITY FOR UTILITY REGULATION
DECISION UNDER ARTICLE 14(8) OF THE GAS (NORTHERN
MODIFICATION OF THE GAS SUPPLY LICENCE HELD BY FIRMUS
ENERGY (SUPPLY) LTD
In accordance with Article 14(2) of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (the
“Order”) the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation (the “Authority”)
published a notice of its intention to modify a condition of the licence.
In accordance with Article 14(5) of the Order, the Authority has considered
representations duly made to it.
The Authority has decided to proceed with the making of modifications of the
condition of the licence in exercise of its powers under Article 14(1) of the Order.
In accordance with Article 14(8) of the Order, the Authority gives notice as follows:
1. The Authority will modify the gas supply licence (the “Licence”) held by Firmus
Energy (Supply) Ltd’s Gas Supply (Northern Ireland) Limited (the “Licensee”).
2. The modifications are to Condition 2.4: Charges for Gas and Other Terms for
the Supply of Gas. The modifications are set out in Schedule 1 to this
decision.
3. The Authority considers that the modifications to the Licence are an
appropriate course of action.
4. On 23 September 2022, the Authority published a notice
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stating that it
intended to modify the Licence to reflect the decisions set out in the document
entitled “Price Control for firmus energy (Supply) Ltd 2023-2026, Final
Determination”. The notice set out the effect of the proposed modifications and
the reasons why the Authority proposed to make those modifications. The
purpose of this notice was to bring the proposed modifications to the attention
of persons likely to be affected by them and to invite representations or
objections in connection thereto. Representations were made by two
stakeholders, the Energy Savings Trust who were in agreement with the
modifications and the Licensee who re-iterated that they still disagreed with
some of the decisions taken by the Authority. All of those decisions were
considered by the Authority as part of the Licensee’s response to the initial
consultation and the reasons were outlined in the Utility Regulator paper
entitled “Price Control for firmus energy (Supply) Ltd 2023-2026, Final
Determination” which was published on 23 September 2022. The Authority
considers that the modifications are an appropriate course of action
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SPC23 firmus energy Licence Modification Article 14 Notice.pdf (uregni.gov.uk)
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