This consultation letter sought stakeholders’ views on our assessment of Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission’s (SHE Transmission) proposal for reducing visual amenity impacts in the Cairngorms National Park under RIIO-T1 provisions for the mitigation of pre-existing infrastructure.
As part of the RIIO-T1 price control, we introduced a new policy for electricity transmission owners (TOs) to reduce the visual impact of pre-existing infrastructure in nationally designated areas. The expenditure cap for all mitigation projects that come forward under the scheme during the RIIO-T1 price control is £500 million (2009/10 prices) in total.
Our consultation letter set out our proposed efficient costs for SHE Transmission's Cairngorms National Park mitigation project. This letter included:
This consultation closed on 29 March 2019. Stakeholders’ responses helped inform our assessment and decision on the project.
A non-confidential summary of SHE Transmission's submission is published alongside our consultation letter.