Question follow-through · 22565
National Energy System Operator: Operating Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the annual running costs of the National Energy System Operator.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 8 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 16 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
8 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the annual running costs of the National Energy System Operator.
13 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jan 2025
Answer published
The National Energy System Operator (NESO), established on 1 October 2024, is regulated by Ofgem which has responsibility for scrutinising and approving NESO's operational costs. NESO recently launched a consultation on its regulatory Business Plan for Fi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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