Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken an impact assessment of Ofgem’s Targeted Charging Review, published in 2019, on the viability of new high capacity, low-utilisation infrastructure such as public electric vehicle charge point operators.

As part of their Targeted Charging Review, Ofgem undertook analysis on the impact their reforms would have on different network users. It has estimated a resulting total consumer saving of £4 billion up to 2040. We are aware that the reforms are causing particular concern for a small number of sites, including public electric vehicle charge point operators. Ofgem will be undertaking a broad review of system costs and will consider whether other cost recovery options provide potential for improvements. Proposals are currently being progressed through industry, and Ofgem are engaging with this process and the detailed proposals under discussion.