This ensures that only efficient costs of operating the network are passed on to customers and also that there is fair and non-discriminatory access to the network for competitors.
Revenue Regulation
In order to regulate the charges for use of the network, the CER first determines the level of revenue that the transmission business can earn to cover its efficient costs. In-depth reviews of all of the costs of Bord Gáis Networks are carried out every four or five years to ascertain the appropriate revenue levels over that period.
Regulated Tariffs
Each year, the revenue Bord Gáis Networks is allowed to collect from customers is updated and refined. These ‘allowed revenues’ are used to calculate the transmission use of system (TUoS) tariffs, which are approved by the CER. TUoS tariffs are charged to shippers on the basis of the amount of network capacity and energy used by their customers. There are different TUoS tariffs for the different parts of the transmission system.
Click here to view the CER’s Determination of Allowed Revenues and TUoS Tariffs for 2006/7 - Allowed Revenues and TUoS Tariffs for 2006/7 cer06170.pdf (0.14 MB, Adobe PDF)