Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 29819

National Energy System Operator

Tabled: 6 February 2025
Answered: 14 February 2025

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) potential implications for his policies of the level of independence of National Energy System Operator.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The effectiveness and performance of the National Energy System Operator (NESO) is assessed and regulated by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem). NESO was designed to be an independent entity. NESO’s independence enables it to provide unbias...

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