Previous plans and documents
On this page, you can find all previous Forward Plan and RIIO-2 documents.
RIIO-2 documents
All previously published RIIO-2 Business Plan documents are included below. Our business planning documents for the RIIO-2 period date back to April 2019.
We are now preparing for the final RIIO-2 planning cycle, BP3, which will run from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. As always, we are keen to work with a wide variety of stakeholders, NESO customers and consumer representative groups in a co-creative manner, to help shape our plans, where it is possible to do so.
To help stakeholders understand the new format of BP3, and the Performance Objectives contained in the plan, we held a series of webinars. There was a single high-level kick off webinar, followed by four webinars that examine pairings of our Performance Objectives
| Webinar Title | Description | Watch Webinar |
|---|---|---|
| Draft BP3 Consultation Webinar Series Launch | In this webinar we provide a high-level overview of what BP3 is, how it’s been developed and the consultation process. Our BP3 activity is aligned to eight Performance Objectives with associated major deliverables and success measures from April 2025 to March 2026. In this webinar we introduce these Performance Objectives and explain why we believe they are the right commitments to take. | Watch webinar |
| Draft BP3 Webinar Series: Clean Power 30 & Whole Strategic Energy Plans | In this webinar we discuss the development of activities relating to Clean Power 30 and Strategic Whole Energy Plans (two of our eight BP3 Performance Objectives). Stakeholders hear about the Major Deliverables and Success Measures that come under Clean Power 30 or Strategic Whole Energy Plans. There was a Q&A session at the end of the webinars, where stakeholders could have their questions about our Performance Objectives answered. | Watch webinar |
| Draft BP3 Webinar Series: Operating the Electricity System & Secure and Resilient Energy | In this webinar seminar we discuss the development of activities relating to Operating the Electricity System & Secure and Resilient Energy. Both of are two of our eight Performance Objectives set out within BP3. Stakeholders were given chance to hear about the Major Deliverables and Success Measures that come under either Operating the Electricity System or Secure and Resilient Energy. There was a Q&A session at the end of the webinars, where stakeholders could have their questions about our Performance Objectives answered. | Watch webinar |
| Draft BP3 Webinar Series: Connections Reform & Fit-for-Purpose Markets | In this webinar seminar we discuss the development of activities relating to Connections Reform & Fit-for-Purpose Markets. Both of are two of our eight Performance Objectives set out within BP3. Stakeholders were given the chance to hear about the Major Deliverables and Success Measures that come under either Connections Reform or Fit-for-Purpose Markets. There was a Q&A session at the end of the webinars, where stakeholders could have their questions about our Performance Objectives answered. | Watch webinar |
| Draft BP3 Webinar Series: Enhanced Sector Digitalisation and Data Sharing & Separated NESO systems, processes and services | In this webinar seminar we discuss the development of activities relating to Enhanced Sector Digitalisation and Data Sharing & Independent NESO systems, processes and services. Both are two of our eight Performance Objectives set out within BP3. Stakeholders were given the chance to hear about the Major Deliverables and Success Measures that come under either Enhanced Sector Digitalisation and Data Sharing or Separated NESO systems, processes and services. There was a Q&A session at the end of the webinars, where stakeholders could have their questions about our Performance Objectives answered. | Watch webinar |
Draft BP2 submission – April 2022
Final Business Plan submission - December 2019
The following documents form the five-year RIIO-2 Business Plan, to be reviewed in two-yearly planning cycles. See the RIIO-2 home page for the latest update.
Draft Business Plan submission - October 2019
Following Ofgem’s Challenge Group review of our draft submission in July, the following documents were updated and submitted to Ofgem ahead of the Final Determinations in December.
You can also read our official response to Ofgem's Draft Determinations.
Draft Business Plan submission - July 2019
In this section you will find the first iterations of our Business Plan documents submitted to Ofgem’s Challenge Group for their initial feedback.
Our ambition - April 2019
As part of the early RIIO-2 submission process, we outlined our ambitions and mission statement which you can find below.
Forward Plan documents
The ESO has had an evaluative incentive scheme since April 2018. During the period from 2018-21, the ESO (in consultation with its stakeholders) published a Forward Plan to set out its activities for each financial year. These Forward Plans were shaped by stakeholder consultation.
The ESO’s incentive reports for the 2018-21 period set out our progress against the activities set out in the Forward Plan.
Forward Plan 2020-21
The final 2020-21 Forward Plan was published in March 2020, setting out our activities for the 2020-21 period. Prior to publishing the final plan, we had consulted on a draft plan, and stakeholders had provided their feedback. We also published a Forward Plan Addendum in July 2020, to take account of the impact of COVID-19 and the feedback provided in Ofgem’s Formal Opinion.
Here you can download Forward Plan 2020-21 documents and information that provides more context around our activities.
Forward Plan 2019-21
The final 2019-21 Forward Plan was published in March 2019, setting out our activities for the 2019-21 period. We produced a two-year plan to provide visibility of the remainder of the period before RIIO-2. Prior to publishing the final plan, we had consulted on a draft plan, and stakeholders had provided their feedback.
Here you can download Forward Plan 2019-21 documents and information that provides more context around our activities.
Forward Plan 2018-19
We published the final version of our first ESO Forward Plan in March 2018, setting out our activities for the 2018-19 period. Here you can download Forward Plan 2018-19 documents and information that provides more context around our activities.
Performance reports relating to the Forward Plan
These reports relate to the ESO’s incentive schemes from 2018-21, and show our progress against each year’s Forward Plan. They were used by Ofgem and stakeholders to assess our performance, as part of our evaluative incentive scheme.
2020-21 reporting
2019-20 reporting
2018-19 reporting
| Name | Published Sort ascending |
|---|---|
| Balancing Cost summary June 2018 | 20 Jul 2018 |
| ESO June Quarterly Reporting | 20 Jul 2018 |
| Balancing Cost summary May 2018 | 21 Jun 2018 |
| Demand and wind forecasting May 2018 | 21 Jun 2018 |
| ESO May Monthly Reporting | 21 Jun 2018 |
| Demand and wind forecasting data April 2018 | 22 May 2018 |
| Balancing cost summary April 2018 | 22 May 2018 |
| ESO April Monthly Reporting | 22 May 2018 |
| 2018-19 Forward Plan | 5 Mar 2018 |
Ofgem and ESO meeting minutes
RFPR
Past electricity incentives schemes
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