Regulatory price control

We agree five year plans or price controls with the Utility Regulator.

These outline how much money we will invest in the network and how we will meet government renewable energy targets. These plans detail network upgrade and maintenance programmes as well as new build programmes.

Our current five year plan (RP4) will complete in 2012 and we have submitted our future plans which will run from 2012 to 2017 to the Utility Regulator. This is called Regulatory Period 5 or RP5.

In October 2012 the Utility Regulator issued its Final Determination on RP5 [link opens in new window]

• NIE's response to the Utility Regulator's Final Determination

In April 2012 the Utility Regulator issued its 'Draft Determination' on NIE's proposals [link opens in a new window].

As part of the consultation on the Draft Determination, NIE has submitted the following response:

• NIE RP5 response: main report [1.5MB PDF]
• NIE RP5 response: appendices [1.8MB PDF]

As part of the consultation on the Draft Determination on capitalisation practices, NIE has submitted the following response:

• NIE response to the Utility Regulator's Draft Determination on capitalisation practices

NIE's initial proposals for RP5:

• Find out more about NIE’s investment proposals for RP5 [544kB PDF].
• Read more information on RP5 including NIE's previous consultation responses.