Watch on-demand: Net zero networks event – 3 August 2021

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Industry sector

  • Distribution Network
  • Transmission Network
  • Offshore Transmission Network
  • Supply and Retail Market

On Tuesday 3 August 2021, Ofgem hosted an event on net zero networks. This is part of our programme of Green, Fair Future events bringing together the international regulatory community on our countries' collective climate ambitions and enabling energy-related decarbonisation. 

Lead through an international panel, the event explored network price controls in achieving net zero emissions, Ofgem’s network price control model ‘RIIO-2’ in GB and lessons learnt, frameworks to encourage and accelerate innovation and consumer benefits and trade-offs regulators will need to consider in net zero.

Watch the session recordings below:

1. Welcome and opening remarks

Charlotte Friel, Deputy Director of Strategy Planning and Change, Ofgem

2. Keynote: Regulating for net zero networks

Steve McMahon, Deputy Director for Electricity Distribution, Ofgem

3. Panel discussion: Price controls - an international perspective

Chair: Charlotte Friel, Deputy Director of Strategy Planning and Change, Ofgem

4. Meeting the needs of consumers and network users

Suleman Alli, Director of Customer Service, Strategy, Regulation and Information Systems, UK Power Networks

5. Lighting up innovation

Emily Seto, Senior Strategy Manager, Ofgem and Matt Hastings, Deputy Director - Strategic Innovation Fund, UKRI Innovate UK

6. Closing remarks 

Charlotte Friel, Deputy Director of Strategy Planning and Change, Ofgem

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