Consultation published on Harmonised Transmission Tariffs for the gas network

The Utility Regulator has published a consultation on continued compliance with the Harmonised Transmission Tariffs Network Code (TAR NC).

The TAR NC is a piece of EU legislation that has been transposed into UK law that requires us to consult on it every five years. The TAR NC sets expectations on transparency and non-discrimination in transmission tariffs for the gas network. 

The paper examines the aspects of the TAR NC that were implemented following the consultation that we undertook in 2018. The decisions made following that consultation are still appropriate and compliant after the intervening five years.

We are therefore proposing to maintain the decisions made in 2018.

This consultation seeks feedback from relevant stakeholders in the gas industry on several topics related to the methodology for gas transmission tariffs. 

Areas covered in the consultation are: 

• Reference price methodology.

• Discounts to capacity charges.

• Indicative reference prices.

• Cost allocation assessment.

• Allowed revenue of TSOs.

• Commodity based tariffs.

• Transmission and non-transmission tariffs.

• The treatment of multiplier and seasonal factors.

• Publication requirements. 

We are interested in seeking stakeholder views on our approach to these areas, along with any alternative opinions they may have. We encourage stakeholders to provide feedback on the proposed modifications by 5:00pm on Friday 28 March 2025.

Other information:

• Your response may be made public by the Utility Regulator. If you do not want all or part of your response or name made public, please state this clearly in the response by marking your response as ‘CONFIDENTIAL’
• If you want other information that you provide to be treated as confidential, please be aware that, under the FOIA, there is a statutory Code of Practice with which public authorities must comply and which deals, amongst other things, with obligations of confidence. In view of this, it would be helpful if you could explain to us why you regard the information you have provided as confidential
• Information provided in response to this consultation, including personal information, may be subject to publication or disclosure in accordance with the access to information regimes (these are primarily the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA)).
• As stated in the GDPR Privacy Statement for consumers and stakeholders, any personal data contained within your response will be deleted once the matter being consulted on has been concluded though the substance of the response may be retained.
   

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