Decision on the RIIO-T1 Environmental Discretionary Reward for the 2017-18 scheme year

Decision

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Transmission Network

The Environmental Discretionary Reward (EDR) scheme is a reputational and financial incentive in the price controls for electricity transmission licensees. The purpose of the EDR scheme is to sharpen the companies’ focus on strategic environmental considerations and organisational and cultural changes to facilitate growth in low carbon energy. We are pleased to announce the first award to Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission under the scheme.

The letter below sets out the detail behind our decision.