In this update, we look at how the UK-wide implementation of
Electricity Market Reform will affect Northern Ireland.
Overview
The Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment (DETI)
Minister, Arlene Foster MLA, announced in May 2012 how Northern
Ireland will implement a series of measures as part of the UK-wide
implementation of Electricity Market Reform (EMR). Mrs Foster MLA
stated "Electricity market reform proposals are aimed at
addressing the challenges of ensuring the supply of reliable, low
carbon and affordable electricity across the United
Kingdom".
EMR will be effected through the Energy Bill (recently published
by DETI's UK equivalent, the Department of Energy and Climate
Change (DECC)), which will extend to Northern Ireland subject to a
Legislative Consent Motion in the NI Assembly.
