Citizens Advice's response to Ofgem's consultation ‘Consultation on our minded-to decision and draft impact assessment on the initial findings of the Electricity Transmission Network Planning Review’
We are supportive of the general approach set out by Ofgem. There are some areas where we wish to highlight concerns Ofgem should address in the detailed design:
We encourage Ofgem to prioritise the development of the network user and wider stakeholder role in challenging the FSO to deliver additional value from the Centralised Strategic Network Plan (CSNP).
We think negotiated settlement model with local communities and stakeholders is likely to be a powerful tool in improving the transparency, engagement and efficacy of the CNSP. This should be considered as part of the approach for considering the environmental and community impacts of new infrastructure