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Asked by Andrew McMurray

AQW 36361/22-27 Written question to the Minister for the Economy

To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the average added annual cost of the proposed socialised grid connection charge to (i) domestic; and (ii) commercial, customers.

Asked by Andrew McMurray MLA on 26 November 2025

  • Answered
  • Written
  • After due date
Tabled
26 November 2025
Answer due by
11 December 2025
Answered
8 January 202643 days after tabling
Department
Department for the Economy
Priority question
No

Answer

The Utility Regulator has confirmed that the policy change to deliver fairer grid connection charges, does not constitute a reopening of NIE Networks’ RP7 price control determinisation and therefore there will be no additional NIE Networks’ charges for electricity consumers.

Official sources

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