SSE Airtricity Gas Supply (NI) Ltd final determination
| Published date | 20 December 2022 |
| Energy Sector | Gas Retail |
SPC23: Price Control for
SSE Airtricity Gas
Supply (NI) Ltd
Final Determination
December 2022
About the Utility Regulator
The Utility Regulator is the independent non-ministerial government department responsible
for regulating Northern Ireland’s electricity, gas, water and sewerage industries, to promote
the short and long-term interests of consumers.
We are not a policy-making department of government, but we make sure that the energy and
water utility industries in Northern Ireland are regulated and developed within ministerial policy
as set out in our statutory duties.
We are governed by a Board of Directors and are accountable to the Northern Ireland
Assembly through financial and annual reporting obligations.
We are based at Queens House in the centre of Belfast. The Chief Executive leads a
management team of directors representing each of the key functional areas in the
organisation: Corporate Affairs, Markets and Networks. The staff team includes economists,
engineers, accountants, utility specialists, legal advisors and administration professionals.
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Abstract
Audience
Consumer impact
This document sets out the UR’s final determination for the price control on SSE Airtricity
Gas Supply (NI) Ltd in the Greater Belfast gas supply market. The control will come into
effect on 1 April 2023 until 31 March 2027
This paper outlines the UR’s decisions in relation to the main areas within the SSE Airtricity
control: structure and form; scope and coverage of regulated tariffs; duration of control;
operating costs levels and allocations; and allowed margin.
Consumers and consumer groups; industry; and statutory bodies.
The price control will protect customers by setting a maximum limit on the average price that
SSE Airtricity can charge its price regulated customers for gas in the Greater Belfast and the
West areas. This ensures that customers only pay for the efficient cost of the gas they
receive and a fair profit margin.
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