1. Pricing and Margins Manager National Grid Distribution
Steve Armstrong
Pricing and Margins Manager
National Grid Distribution

2. Indicative Transportation Charges for Oct 2008

3. Indicative Transportation Charges for Oct 2008

4. Mod 186 – East of England

5. Mod 186 – East of England commentary

6. Mod London

7. Mod 186 – North West

8. Mod 186 – West Midlands

9. East of England – Mains and Services Replacement

10. London DN – Mains and Services Replacement

11. Potential Changes to Distribution Charges
Balance of LDZ System and Customer charges
Current approximate 70:30 split based on historical national analysis of costs
Appropriate to update to reflect network costs
Possible move to network-specific balance
Analysis being undertaken by each network
Not a methodology change – however Pricing Discussion paper highlighting impacts will be published
Paper likely Summer 2008
Implementation targeted for April 2009

12. Potential Changes to Distribution Charges
Update of Data Underlying LDZ System Charges
Current national data includes:
Probability of connection to pressure tier by load band
Relative costs of different tiers
Move to DN-specific data
Utilising new samples of where loads are typically connected
Dependent upon results may be simple update of current functions, with new parameters, or more fundamental change of function
Update direct load and CSEP functions
Expect to consult later this year
Implementation targeted for April 2009

13. Potential Changes to Distribution Charges
Update of Optional LDZ Charge
Typically suitable for large loads close to NTS
Based on alternative cost of laying stand-alone pipeline to NTS
Not been updated since 2000
Appropriate to reflect latest cost estimates – these may vary by network
Expect to consult later this year
Implementation targeted for April 2009