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  • Utility Regulator (Support for Decarbonisation Preparation) Bill-Public Consultation Summary Report

    Topics:
    • Energy, 
    • Minister's Economic Vision, 
    • Decarbonisation

    Date published: 30 April 2025

    In August 2024 the Department for the Economy completed a public consultation exercise on a proposed new bill- Utility Regulator (Support for Decarbonisation Preparation) Bill.

    This document sets out a summary of responses to the Department for the Economy’s (DfE) public consultation.

    The consultation sought views on the proposed Bill and the need for future legislative change to support the drive to net-zero.

    This summary document provides a brief reminder of the proposals and a summary of the responses received by the Department.

    Documents

    • Utility Regulator - Support for Decarbonisation Preparation Bill - Public Consultation Report Adobe PDF (227 KB)
    • Utility Regulator (Support for Decarbonisation Preparation) Bill (draft) Adobe PDF (69 KB)
    • Budget Energy Response Adobe PDF (483 KB)
    • CBI NI response Adobe PDF (135 KB)
    • Citizen Space Responses to UR Bill (1) Adobe PDF (197 KB)
    • Citizen Space Responses to UR Bill (2) Adobe PDF (255 KB)
    • Consultation Response 37 - Individual AA Adobe PDF (129 KB)
    • Consultation Response 38 - Individual BB Adobe PDF (98 KB)
    • Consumer Council NI Response Adobe PDF (816 KB)
    • EDFR Response Adobe PDF (214 KB)
    • Encirc response Adobe PDF (57 KB)
    • EPUKI Response Adobe PDF (169 KB)
    • ESB GT Response Adobe PDF (226 KB)
    • ESI Response Adobe PDF (93 KB)
    • Evolve Response Adobe PDF (166 KB)
    • GNI (UK) Response Adobe PDF (395 KB)
    • IPower response Adobe PDF (378 KB)
    • Mutual Energy Response Adobe PDF (817 KB)
    • NEA Response Adobe PDF (409 KB)
    • NIE Networks Response Adobe PDF (278 KB)
    • Phoenix Response Adobe PDF (183 KB)
    • Renewable NI Response Adobe PDF (2 MB)
    • RSPB Response Adobe PDF (187 KB)
    • Save Benbradagh Group Response Adobe PDF (748 KB)
    • Save the Moat Response Adobe PDF (112 KB)
    • SONI Response Adobe PDF (203 KB)
    • SSE Response Adobe PDF (851 KB)
    • TI LirIC Response Adobe PDF (183 KB)
    • Ulster Farmers Union UFU Response Adobe PDF (217 KB)
    • WTAWT West Tyrone against Wind Turbines Response Adobe PDF (279 KB)

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