Electricity provider Northern Powergrid is to give customers a voice in the decarbonisation debate, asking about priorities and the price they are willing to pay to fight climate change.
The distribution network operator for the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, is looking at a range of options, with insight and virtual business propositions put forward.
It is compiled in an interactive microsite as it looks at the future of the energy network beyond 2023 - and towards 2050.
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“There are some very important choices to be made in the coming months” Phil Jones, Northern Powergrid’s president and chief executive said.
“As we consider the options, we need to hear from our customers and stakeholders so we can deliver a plan that reflects their needs and the needs of the wider communities we serve. For example, it’s clear that we have a vital role to play in meeting net zero by 2050, but that still leaves open a wide range of options about what this actually looks like.
“We are embarking on a significant engagement campaign that will see opportunities for every corner of our communities to have their say.”
He wants customers to help shape thinking that will lead to future decisions on how it will power the lives of eight million customers and 3.9 million homes and businesses.
It has published ‘Emerging Thinking – Supporting Material’ which breaks down the
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complexities of running a power network into 12 core areas. These include net zero, environmental impact and health and safety.
The document outlines potential options on each of the topics and the associated costs –
from a reduction in operating cost to deliver the same level of service customers see today, to increases that could see the operator support the 海角视频 to decarbonise faster, create more employment opportunities and radically speed up the timescale in which it reduces its own carbon footprint.
It asks the question, would you help fight against climate change for less than a fiver?
Northern Powergrid states an extra 64p a year would support it to reduce its business carbon footprint to net zero by 2035. For all out decarbonisation and to support net zero across the region by 2050 or earlier, it would cost the bill payer an additional £4.29 per year.
Payment is collected by energy companies, who pay Northern Powergrid for the services - roughly 14 per cent or £85 of the electricity bill.
It is part of a wider reaching engagement campaign designed to reach tens of thousands of stakeholders in the next 12 months before final plans must be submitted to Ofgem for the next price control regulatory period.
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Patrick Erwin, Northern Powergrid’s policy and market director, and executive lead for stakeholder relations, said: “This is a coordinated and tiered approach that gives our customers multiple ways and choices to interact so they can do so in the way they want to.
“We recognise that some stakeholders will want to go through the microsite or join one of our dedicated regional roundtables to give detailed consultation. Others may only want to take part in a Twitter poll, simple survey or engage with a 30 second video. All forms of engagement are valuable to us and will help us shape our plans to reflect customers’ aspirations. We hope our approach maximises the opportunities for our customers to have their say and will provide rich and informed results to help set the direction and pace needed to address climate change, affordability and other stakeholder priorities.”
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