Schedule of rates for input services

We developed a schedule of rates for the input services available to ICPs so that they could ‘pick and mix’ the services they require.

ICPs told us that it would be helpful if we were able to provide more guidance on the fees associated with the various input services we provide. We therefore committed to publish a schedule of rates for the input services available to ICPs, so that they could ‘pick and mix’ the services they require as part of any connection.

Our schedule of rates was published on our website in July 2017 and it offers clear visibility on the price of all contestable elements of the connections process. This action is helping to facilitate fair and open competition in connections, providing key information to all ICPs and therefore allowing them to accurately forecast the cost of a connection, inclusive of the input services they may or may not require from us.

We presented the new schedule of rates at our ICP Seminar and sought feedback on what we had produced from attendees. We will continue to engage in conversations with our ICPs around the schedule of rates and will make further improvements in line with their feedback.

You can view our schedule of rates at www.northernpowergrid.com/downloads/3557