LNG Price Control

National Grid owns a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at Avonmouth that provides a combination of commercial and regulated services.

The facility supplies operating margins services and Constrained LNG to National Grid Gas in support of the transmission system. In addition, it supplies LNG by tanker to SGN to serve the needs of the Scottish Independent Undertakings.

All of these regulated services are provided at prices set out in Special Licence Condition 11E of the gas transporter’s licence (formerly known as the C3 price). These regulated prices were reviewed in 2013 and will last until April 2018.

Publications and updates

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Decision to modify National Grid Gas's gas transporter licence – Avonmouth LNG Facility Price Review

  • Published: 4th Mar 2013
  • Decisions
  • 1 Associated documents
See our decision to modify Special Condition 11E: Restriction of prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage services.

Gas Operating Margins contestability decision letter

  • Published: 21st Feb 2013
  • Decisions
  • 2 Associated documents
A letter to industry participants regarding Ofgem’s decision on whether competition in the provision of OM services has been effective based on NGG’s 2013 OM tender.

Avonmouth Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Price Review: Final Proposals

  • Published: 31st Jan 2013
  • Decisions
  • 1 Associated documents
These Final Proposals set out the prices to be charged for regulated services at Avonmouth from 1 May 2013.

Notice under Section 23 of the Gas Act - Avonmouth LNG Facility Price Review

  • Published: 31st Jan 2013
  • Closed: 28th Feb 2013
  • Consultations and responses
  • 2 Associated documents
See our consultation on the proposed new licence text for Special Condition C3: Restriction of prices for LNG Storage services.

Avonmouth Liquefied Natural Gas facility price review: Initial Proposals

  • Published: 26th Nov 2012
  • Closed: 4th Jan 2013
  • Consultations and responses
  • 6 Associated documents
This document presents our Initial Proposals for the price review of the regulated services at Avonmouth. It contains our proposals for the review, along with the costs and revenues that we consider should be allowed.

Avonmouth Liquefied Natural Gas facility C3 price review – Open letter

  • Published: 25th Sep 2012
  • Open letters and correspondence
  • 4 Associated documents
This open letter sets out our initial proposals on the scope, form and duration of price review, along with the costs and revenues that we consider should be allowed in setting the control.

Operating Margins (OM) Contestability 2012: Decision letter

  • Published: 24th Feb 2012
  • Decisions
  • 1 Associated documents
See our decision on whether competition in the provision of OM services has been effective based on NGG’s 2012 OM tender.

Direction issued to National Grid Gas pursuant to paragraph 1(b) of Special Condition C3

  • Published: 24th Feb 2012
  • Decisions
  • 1 Associated documents
Authority’s Direction to suspend the application of some of the C3 prices pursuant to paragraph 1(b) of Special Condition C3 and based on Ofgem’s decision on whether competition in the provision of Operating Margins services has been effective.

Glenmavis Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility: Decision under section 23(1)a of the Gas Act 1986 to make modifications to Special Condition C26 of National Grid Gas Plc National Transmission System Gas Transporter Licence.

  • Published: 7th Feb 2012
  • Decisions
  • 1 Associated documents
The Authority has directed changes to Special Condition C26 of National Grid Gas's Transporter Licence to fund the additional costs of supplying gas to the SIUs and using the Glenmavis LNG facility as a storage buffer.

Decision on Glenmavis Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility and supply to the Scottish Independent Undertakings (SIUs)

  • Published: 6th Jan 2012
  • Decisions
  • 1 Associated documents
Decision on funding the additional costs of supplying gas to the SIUs and using the Glenmavis LNG facility as a storage buffer and consults on potential changes to the Gas Transporter Licence.

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