Table of Contents
Executive Summary
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- The market
- Gas demand from electricity generation sector down by 46% since 2010, reversing a long-term growth trend in gas-fired power generation
- Gas demand from industrial sector in long-term decline
- Demand for gas from the domestic sector strongly influenced by winter temperatures
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- Figure 1: Gas consumption, by key end use sectors, 2009-13
- Total capital expenditure in gas transmission and distribution up by 4% in 2012/13
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- Figure 2: Total gas transmission and distribution capital expenditure, 2008/09-2012/13
- Market factors
- UK’s increasing dependence on natural gas imports
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- Figure 3: UK gas supply, 2009-13
- Rising wholesale gas prices result in high energy bills
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- Figure 4: Average wholesale gas prices, 2009-13
- Climate Change Programme & Renewable Energy Generation
- Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme & Green Deal
- Ofgem market review – Making the energy retail market simpler, clearer, fairer and more competitive
- Companies
- Transmission and distribution industry structure
- Gas supply industry dominated by ‘big six’ energy firms
- Increased competition from new market entrants
- What we think
Market Size and Trends
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- Chapter summary
- Overview
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- Figure 6: Segmentation of industrial gas consumption, by end use industries, UK, 2008-12
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- Figure 7: Segmentation of gas consumption, by non-industrial sectors, UK, 2008-12
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- Figure 8: Industrial and non-industrial gas consumption, 2008-13
- Power generation
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- Figure 9: Gas supplied for electricity generation, UK, 2009-13
- Interruptible
- Industrial
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- Figure 10: Gas supplied to the industrial sector, UK, 2009-13
- Commercial
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- Figure 11: Gas supplied to the UK commercial sector, 2008-12
- Domestic
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- Figure 12: Analysis of the development of gas supplied to the UK domestic sector, 2009-13
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- Figure 13: Segmentation of UK domestic central heating installations, by type of fuel, 2008-12
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- Figure 14: Segmentation of UK domestic central heating installations, by type of fuel, 2012
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- Figure 15: UK installed base of central heating systems, by type of fuel, 1970-11
- Regional demand
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- Figure 16: Gas sales and customers by region, Great Britain, 2012
- Northern Ireland gas market
- Gas supply
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- Figure 17: Total gas supply, UK, 2009-13
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- Figure 18: Development of the UK gas supply, 2009-13
Capital Expenditure
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- Chapter summary
- Capital expenditure
- The market 2009-13
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- Figure 19: Total gas transmission and distribution capital expenditure, 2008/09-2012/13
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- Figure 20: Total gas transmission capital expenditure, 2008/09-12/13
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- Figure 21: Total gas distribution capital expenditure, 2008/09-2012/13
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- Figure 22: Total gas transmission and distribution capital expenditure, 2008/09-2012/13
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- Figure 23: Length of gas mains replaced, by distribution network operator, 2009-13
- Individual companies
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- Figure 24: Gas transmission and distribution capital expenditure by National Grid Gas, 2008/09-2012/13
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- Figure 25: Gas distribution capital expenditure by Northern Gas Networks, 2008/09-2012/13
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- Figure 26: Gas distribution capital expenditure by Scottish Gas Networks, 2008/09-2012/13
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- Figure 27: Gas distribution capital expenditure by Southern Gas Networks, 2008/09-2012/13
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- Figure 28: Gas distribution capital expenditure by Wales and West Utilities, 2008/09-2012/13
- Forecast
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- Figure 29: Ofgem’s required expansion of the number of properties to alleviate fuel poverty, 2013-21
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- Figure 30: Capital expenditure boundaries for National Grid Gas considered for Ofgem’s RIIO-T1, 2014-21
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- Figure 31: Capital expenditure plans by National Grid Gas under RIIO-T1, by category, 2014-21
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- Figure 32: Controllable cost allowances for gas distribution companies under (RIIO-GD1), 2014-21
Company Profiles
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- Chapter summary
- Company profiles
- Development and structure of the gas industry
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- Figure 33: Structure of the Distribution Network Operators, as of February 2014
- National Grid Gas
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- Figure 34: Financial analysis of National Grid Gas, 2009-13
- Northern Gas Networks
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- Figure 35: Financial analysis of Northern Gas Networks, 2008-12
- Scotland Gas Networks
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- Figure 36: Financial analysis of Scotland Gas Networks, 2009-13
- Southern Gas Networks
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- Figure 37: Financial analysis of Southern Gas Networks, 2009-13
- Wales & West Utilities
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- Figure 38: Financial analysis of Wales & West Utilities, 2009-12
- Gas suppliers
- British Gas Trading
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- Figure 39: Financial analysis of British Gas Trading, 2008-12
- EDF Energy
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- Figure 40: Financial analysis of EDF Energy, 2008-12
- Npower
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- Figure 41: Financial analysis of Npower, 2008-12
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- Figure 42: Financial analysis of Npower Gas, 2008-12
- E.ON Energy
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- Figure 43: Financial analysis of E.ON Energy Solutions, 2008-12
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- Figure 44: Turnover Breakdown for E.ON, 2012
- ScottishPower Energy Retail
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- Figure 45: Financial analysis of ScottishPower Energy Retail, 2008-12
- Southern Electric Gas
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- Figure 46: Financial analysis of Southern Electric Gas, 2009-13
- First Utility
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- Figure 47: Financial analysis of First Utility, 2008-12
Forecast
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- Chapter summary
- The market
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- Figure 48: Forecast UK gas demand, 2013-22
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- Figure 49: Forecast UK gas demand, 2013-22
- Figure 50: Forecast gas demand, by sector, 2013-22
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- Figure 51: Forecast UK gas demand, by sector under “slow progression” scenario, 2013-22
- Figure 52: Forecast UK gas demand, by sector under “gone green” scenario, 2013-22
- Domestic demand
- Industrial/Commercial demand
- Power Generation demand
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- Figure 53: Forecast power generation installed capacity under “slow progression” scenario, by source, 2013-35
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- Figure 54: Forecast power generation installed capacity under “gone green” scenario, by source, 2012-35
- Imports
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- Figure 55: Existing UK gas import infrastructure, as of November 2013
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- Figure 56: Proposed UK import projects, as of November 2013
- Exports
Further Sources and Contacts
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- Trade associations and regulatory bodies
- Trade exhibitions
- Trade magazines
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