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Pricing Consultation Paper DNPC 01 Customer Charge Structure for the 0-73MWh Load Band. Presentation on behalf of all DNs Lorraine Goodall - SGN. The Proposal. Change customer charge for 0-73MWh load band to capacity based Target Implementation date 1 April 07. Reasons for Proposal.
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Pricing Consultation Paper DNPC 01Customer Charge Structure for the 0-73MWh Load Band • Presentation on behalf of all DNs • Lorraine Goodall - SGN
The Proposal • Change customer charge for 0-73MWh load band to capacity based • Target Implementation date 1 April 07
Reasons for Proposal • Improve cost reflectivity • Facilitate competition • Improve consistency
Improve Cost Reflectivity • Costs reflected in the customer charges are: - Service pipe costs - Supply point emergency service costs These costs do not vary with throughput
Facilitate Competition • Remove source of instability - Revenue sensitivity to volume - Change equalises sensitivity - No longer k variations due to weather
Pricing The impact of volume variation on K Collectable £ revenue 65% gradient 35% gradient K over-recovery Allowed Income gained Income lost K under-recovery Warm/reduction 0 Cold/increase (Budgeteddemand)
Price Control Review • Core Allowed Revenue fixed • Greater k variability
Price Control Review The impact of volume variation on K 65% gradient £ revenue Collectable 0% gradient K over-recovery Proposed Collected Allowed K under-recovery Warm/reduction 0 Cold/increase (Budgeteddemand)
Description of change • Remove existing 0-73MWh customer charge • New charge based on supply point SOQ • Ensure forecast revenue recovery neutral
Implementation • Target date 1 April 2007 - Stable revenue flow from capacity charges - Seasonal revenue flow from commodity charges - Change required for formula year
Summary - Reasons for Proposal • Improve cost reflectivity • Facilitate competition • Improve consistency
Responses • Responses required by 30 October 2006