Regional Energy Strategic Plan: licence modifications and guidance document

We are consulting on the proposed modifications to the licence conditions necessary to implement the Regional Energy Strategic Plan (RESP).

Consultation description

We propose modifications to the:

electricity system operator licence
gas system planner licence
standard conditions of the electricity distribution licence
part D of the standard special conditions of the gas transporters licence

We are also consulting on the draft RESP guidance, an associated document that accompanies the proposed licence modifications. The RESP guidance outlines our expectations for the National Energy System Operator (NESO)'s delivery of the RESP, and distribution network companies' participation in the RESP development.

NESO plans to launch their RESP Methodology consultation in November 2025. Our intention with this consultation is to give stakeholders the opportunity to review our proposals for the RESP licence conditions and RESP guidance alongside NESO’s RESP Methodology consultation.

Your feedback will inform our development of the RESP licence conditions and RESP guidance. We intend to make our decision on the proposals in early 2026. Dependent on the outcome of this consultation, the proposed licence modifications should come into effect in the first quarter of 2026.

Who should respond

We welcome responses from all interested parties. Particularly those most impacted by this policy area, such as NESO, distribution network operators (DNOs) and gas distribution network operators (GDNs).

How to respond

Submit your response by 28 November 2025 by emailing resp@ofgem.gov.uk.

Respond name

Tessa Hall

Respond email

resp@ofgem.gov.uk

Consultation documents

[RESP statutory consultation on licence modifications [PDF, 325.00KB]

](https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-10/RESP%20statutory%20consultation%20on%20licence%20modifications.pdf)

[Annex A: proposed modifications to the energy system operator licence [PDF, 229.82KB]

](https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-10/Annex%20A%20-%20proposed%20modifications%20to%20the%20energy%20system%20operator%20licence.pdf)

[Annex B: proposed modifications to the gas system planner licence [PDF, 230.58KB]

](https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-10/Annex%20B%20-%20proposed%20modifications%20to%20the%20gas%20system%20planner%20licence.pdf)

[Annex C: proposed modifications to the standard licence conditions of the electricity distribution licence [PDF, 249.46KB]

](https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-10/Annex%20C%20-%20proposed%20modifications%20to%20the%20standard%20licence%20conditions%20of%20the%20electricity%20distribution%20licence.pdf)

[Annex D: proposed modifications to part D of the standard special conditions of the gas transporters licence [PDF, 224.78KB]

](https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-10/Annex%20D%20-%20proposed%20modifications%20to%20part%20D%20of%20the%20standard%20special%20conditions%20of%20the%20gas%20transporters%20licence.pdf)

[Annex E: proposed RESP guidance associated document [PDF, 581.18KB]

](https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-10/Annex%20E%20-%20proposed%20RESP%20guidance%20associated%20document.pdf)

[Annex E: proposed RESP guidance associated document (clean version) [PDF, 531.44KB]

](https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-10/Annex-E-Proposed-RESP-Guidance-Associated-Document-%28Clean%20version%29.pdf)

[Annex F: notice to modify standard and special standard conditions [PDF, 334.05KB]

](https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-10/Annex%20F%20-%20notice%20to%20modify%20standard%20and%20special%20standard%20conditions.pdf)

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