RIIO-ED2 2025 Electricity System Restoration Re-opener
This consultation is open for responses
Closes 22 Jun 2026 (32 days remaining)
Summary
Ofgem is consulting on its assessment of SP Energy Networks' June 2025 Electricity System Restoration re-opener application, which seeks additional RIIO-ED2 allowances for black-start and system restoration capability on its distribution network. The re-opener is a pre-agreed adjustment mechanism within the 2023-2028 price control, not a new rule. The consultation document with Ofgem's proposed allowance figures closes 22 June 2026.
Why it matters
Re-openers are the part of RIIO-ED2 where the regulator concedes that the eight-year price control could not be set with confidence at the outset, so allowances are topped up mid-period against actual applications. SPEN's customers fund whatever Ofgem approves; the structural question of whether system restoration capability should be procured competitively rather than added to a monopoly's RAV-bearing allowance is not on the table here.
Key facts
- •Applicant: SP Energy Networks (SPEN)
- •Application submitted June 2025 under the RIIO-ED2 Electricity System Restoration re-opener mechanism
- •Consultation published 18 May 2026, closes 22 June 2026
- •Covers the RIIO-ED2 distribution price control period 2023 to 2028
- •Responses by email to reopenerconsultations@ofgem.gov.uk
- •Consultation document is a 431KB PDF (specific allowance figures in the PDF, not the landing page)
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RIIO-ED2 2025 Electricity System Restoration Re-opener | Ofgem Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience. BETA This site is currently in BETA. Help us improve by giving us your feedback . Close alert: RIIO-ED2 2025 Electricity System Restoration Re-opener Publication type: Consultation Publication date: 18 May 2026 Closing date: 22 June 2026 Status: Open Topic: Energy network price controls Subtopic: RIIO-ED2: electricity distribution price control 2023 to 2028 Get emails about this page Print this page Share the page Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn We are seeking views on SP Energy Networks (SPEN)’s 2025 Electricity System Restoration Re-opener application. Consultation description As part of the RIIO-2 price control, network companies can apply for additional allowances via re-opener mechanisms. We are consulting on our proposals following our assessment of one Electricity System Restoration application submitted by SP Energy Networks (SPEN) in June 2025. Who should respond We would like views from people with an interest in electricity distribution networks. We would also welcome responses from other stakeholders and the public. consumer groups network companies How to respond Submit your response by 22 June 2026 by emailing reopenerconsultations@ofgem.gov.uk . Documents RIIO-ED2 Re-opener 2025 Electricity System Restoration consultation [PDF, 431.38KB] Get emails about this page Print this page Share the page Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Close Notify me Would you like to be kept up to date with RIIO-ED2 2025 Electricity System Restoration Re-opener ? subscribe to notifications: Email Submit Close