Regulation Overview
ENA's Regulation Unit
One of the important elements of ENA's mission is to provide a forum for discussion among company members and others of issues which concern or may affect the interests of the UK energy networks industry and to disseminate and transmit informed opinions on these matters to the energy regulator, Ofgem, Government and other institutions.
Issues related to the operation and development of the UK's regulatory framework form a major part of this element of ENA's work and it is the role of ENA's Regulation Unit to establish agreed policy positions on such issues for external communication by working closely with members' regulatory, legal, finance and commercial managers.
Both Regulation Groups (electricity and gas) meet every four-to-six weeks. Any important regulatory issues which arise are either dealt with directly by the respective regulation group or by the formation of specialist groups, set up to address specific topics, who will then report back. During regulatory reviews, for example, groups are established to co-ordinate the companies’ input into the price review process and to liaise directly with Ofgem.
All groups and committees, as part of their terms of reference, act in a way that complies with the requirements of the Competition Act 1998.