Network Innovation Allowance Annual Report

All energy networks produce an Annual Innovation Report for each regulatory year which meets the minimum requirements set out in the Ofgem Network Innovation Allowance (NIA) Governance Document.

Our report gives us the opportunity to showcase our innovation projects and the learnings we’ve gained from them within that time period.

From 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025, we:

• increased the number of delivered innovation projects to 154
• integrated new technologies into Business as Usual (BAU) that will benefit our customers now
• remained focused on reducing barriers for customers to adopt low carbon technologies
• continued to determine new innovations that will reduce faults on our network. 

Download the 2024/25 Innovation Annual Summary

An ENA industry-wide Annual Innovation Report is also published by the end of October each year. This report gives an overview of all the innovation activity that has taken place across the different networks in the UK. A copy of the latest version can be found on the Smart Energy Networks Portal here.