Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
FOI Requests — 300 records (page 3 of 6)
- Received 31 May 2023Decided 21 June 2023GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting copies of any reports, briefings, memos, submissions or other such high-level documents prepared for the CEO or the board (or board equivalent) with regard to the growing number of domestic gas customers falling into arrears. This request to cover the period 1 March 2023 to date of receipt of the request.
- Received 6 April 2023Decided 11 May 2023RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting the release of all complaints sent by members of the public to the Commission since 2019 regarding the installation of electricity smart meters.
- Received 14 April 2023Decided 4 May 2023RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting the following Information under the “Freedom of Information Act 2014”: 1) Is the Smart meter Installation compulsory under law? 2) If so, please quote the specific Law stating that it is Law. 3) Do I have the right of refusal under law?
- Received 6 March 2023Decided 21 March 2023RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting all reports detailing any concerning matter; i.e chemicals/ pesticides/fungicides/ bacteria/fluoride/ chlorine/viruses et al contained in our Irish water supply.
- Received 27 January 2023Decided 8 March 2023Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting records directly leading to or emanating from the following meetings: 1) CRU/BGE quarterly Director meeting 05.09.22 (involving Karen Trant and John Melvin); 2) Central Bank on DDO issue 26.07.22 (involving Karen Trant and Loretta Joyce)
- Received 1 February 2023Decided 1 March 2023RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: 1) Number of High Efficiency CHP (HECHP) Certificates issued by CRU since the CRU published its Decision Paper CER/12/125 on 2nd March 2012. 2) For each HECHP certificate issued by the CRU, detail the type of energy generation process other than cogeneration used as basis for the economic justification for heat demand in accordance with Decision Paper CER/12/125.
- Received 3 January 2023Decided 30 January 2023GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting records created by CRU-SEMC on or after 6 Oct 2022 arising out of any engagement with the following parties: 1) Eirgrid, 2) The System Operator of Northern Ireland, 3) ESB Networks, and 4) The Northern Ireland Authority for the Utility Regulation (including SEMC) relating to EPUKI application into and provisional failure to qualify units into the 2026/2027 T-4 Capacity Auction.
- Received 3 January 2023Decided 30 January 2023RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting records relating to capacity market de-rating factors for Demand Side Units (DSUs) during the period 1st April 2022 to 28th December 2022. Records to include, but not limited to: email, email attachments, reports, minutes, memos, meeting materials, presentations, briefings, SEM Committee submission documents and cover notes, excel or other spreadsheets format documents, modelling outputs, recommendation papers.
- Received 18 November 2022Decided 13 December 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting the letter that the "Commission for Energy Regulation wrote to utility providers about the impact of top up charges on customers, particularly those who received pay as you go meters due to financial hardship". The letter was sent between April 2014 and September 2014 according to the Times article to utility providers in Ireland.
- Received 21 September 2022Decided 30 November 2022Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: 1) Copies of any progress reports, update reports, and/or briefing papers provided by ESB Group (or any other ESB entity) in relation to new capacity units proposed for Ringsend, Poolbeg and Corduff that were successful at the 2022/2023 T-4 Capacity auction in 2019; 2) Copies of any minutes of meetings with the ESB and/or Eirgrid in relation to any issues in delivery of ESB's new capacity units proposed for Ringsend, Poolbeg and Corduff that were successful at the 2022/2023 T-4 Capacity auction in 2019; 3) Copies of any internal briefing papers or assessments in relation to any issues in delivery of ESB's new capacity units proposed for Ringsend, Poolbeg and Corduff that were successful at the 2022/2023 T-4 Capacity auction in 2019.
- Received 20 October 2022Decided 25 November 2022Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting any emails, notes, memos, briefings and/or records in relation to a meeting held between Iberdrola and CRU Director Karen Trant on 31st May, 2022.
- Received 20 September 2022Decided 24 November 2022Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: 1) Copies of any non-public briefing papers or reports related to assessments, inspections or audits of any electricity generation plants and/or units (thermal and renewables) by the Energy Safety Division since 1 January 2021; 2) Copies of any non-public reports, briefing papers, or assessments in relation to the overall functioning of the capacity market and/or specific capacity auctions since 1 January 2017.
- Received 7 October 2022Decided 24 November 2022Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: Minutes from, presentations delivered at, and/or non-technical briefings provided for any Gas & Electricity Emergency Planning Group meetings in the past 36 months specifically concerning issues that may impact electricity supply (security of supply, transmission, generation capacity, etc).
- Received 20 October 2022Decided 23 November 2022Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting any emails, notes, memos, briefings and/or records in relation to a meeting held between CRU Director Philip Hemmingway and New Fortress Energy on 14th of June 22.
- Received 24 October 2022Decided 21 November 2022Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting the following records: A copy of the Business Case for Consultancy Support for Sos [presumed to be Security of Supply] Programme mentioned in Commission Meeting 934.
- Received 3 October 2022Decided 18 November 2022Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: copies of any correspondence between the CRU and energy companies with regard to the introduction of a moratorium on disconnections for end 2022/start 2023, and copies of any correspondence between the CRU and DECC with regard to the above.
- Received 21 October 2022Decided 18 November 2022Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting records (specifically meeting minutes, briefing papers for meeting attendees and/or specific records directly mentioned in the meeting minutes not already publicly available) related to the following meetings as outlined in CRU minutes: A) Meeting with Cloud Infrastructure Ireland (as stated in Commission Meeting 919); B) Meeting with Ernst and Young on CRM Review circa February 2022 (as stated in Commission Meeting 923), C) Meeting with the Minister (unnamed but presumed to be Minister Eamon Ryan) on energy security circa 28 April 2022 (as stated in Commission Meeting 936); D) Meeting with Amazon circa 4 May 2022 (as stated in Commission Meeting 936); E) Meeting with the EPA and DECC circa 20 June 2022 (as stated in Commission Meeting 945); F)Meeting with the IDA circa 21 June 2022 (as stated in Commission Meeting 945).
- Received 30 September 2022Decided 17 November 2022Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: 1) Copies of any bi-annual or annual report to the Minister as may be required under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies to cover the period 2018-present; and 2) Any internal non- technical reports, briefings, or analyses written between 2014 and 2018 in relation to data centre energy/electricity usage/requirements and (potential) impact on the country’s energy/electricity demand and/or grid infrastructure.
- Received 6 October 2022Decided 16 November 2022Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: 1) Any correspondence with or from electricity and gas utilities in relation to the enhanced consumer protection measures that were announced in August in relation to prepaid meters. 2) Correspondence with or from electricity and gas utilities in relation to measures for customers with prepaid meters since the announcement of the enhanced protection measures on 25 August. 3) Correspondence with or from the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications in relation to enhanced consumer protection measures for people with prepaid meters in relation to the decision to the announcement on 25 August and since. 4) Minutes and agendas of any meetings, internal to the CRU or with others such as government departments and utility companies, that discussed the enhanced consumer protection measures that were announced on 25 August and since.
- Received 10 October 2022Decided 11 November 2022GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: 1) For the following meetings: A) Minister Ryan briefing on Security of Supply 24.11.21 (Commissioners listed in Commission minutes 915 as representatives), B) Microsoft Datacentre meeting 20.8.21 (Karen Trant listed in Commission minutes 902 as representative), C)Microsoft meeting re: data centres 14.06.21 (Jim Gannon, John Melvin and Karen Trant listed in Commission minutes 893 as representatives), D) IDA Meeting re data centres circa May 2021 (Jim Gannon and Karen Trant listed in Commission minutes 890 as representatives), E) Briefing to Minister Ryan on Security of Supply 01.04.21 (Commissioners, John Melvin and Karen Trant listed in Commission minutes 880 as representatives), F) Amazon Meeting 21/01/2021 (Jim Gannon and John Melvin listed in Commission minutes 874 as representatives),G) Meeting with Facebook 4.11.20 (Karen Trant listed in Commission minutes 860 as representative), H) Meeting with EirGrid re data centre connection policy 21.10.20 (Karen Trant and John Melvin listed in Commission minutes 858 as representative). 2)Also seeking the following records: meeting minutes; briefing papers; presentations; correspondence, including attachments, resulting directly from the meeting (such as a letter of reply, substantive discussion between staff in relation to issues raised at the meeting and/or where an analysis, briefing or assessment carried out following the initial meeting is included in the correspondence) but excluding correspondence in relation to the setting up or organising of physical or virtual meetings.
- Received 3 October 2022Decided 8 November 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: Copies of all complaints emailed by members of the public to the Commission for the month of September 2022 specifically on the rising costs of their energy bills.
- Received 10 October 2022Decided 8 November 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: Copies of minutes of all Security of Supply (SoS) meetings between Eirgrid and the CRU; Copies of any letters from Eirgrid to CRU as per security of supply obligations set out in Reg 28(10) of SI 60/2005, and any additional follow-up correspondence between the two authorities and/or separately with DECC (formerly DCCAE), including to Ministerial level.
- Received 20 September 2022Decided 20 October 2022Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: Any information available through Minutes, Notes, Emails or other forms of communication concerning the following matter: The gas connections contracted by GNI which are related to “islanded” data centres that require a direct gas connection for on-sit power generation with limited or no connection to the electricity grid.
- Received 19 September 2022Decided 14 October 2022Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: 1) All emails and letters exchanged between the DECC and CRU regarding CRU's proposals to charge large electricity users’ additional tariffs at peak periods. 2) All the emails and letters exchanged between the CRU and DECC regarding the Government's Statement on the role of Data Centres in Ireland Enterprise Strategy (published July 2022). Both FOI requests to cover the period from January 1 2022 to September 19th 2022.
- Received 10 August 2022Decided 7 October 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Regarding: The Decision paper on Dispatch, Redispatch and Compensation pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/943 dated 22 March 2022 (SEM-22-009) (the "Decision paper"). Requesting copies of all records held by/under the control of the CRU, including SEM Committee, or any of its service providers from 1 January 2020 to date, evidencing recording or referring to the following: 1)whether the Regulation is directly effective in Member States; 2) the discretion, if any, that the CRU had in relation to the implementation of the Regulation (and Article 13 in particular); and 3) the factors considered by the CRU when formulating the decisions in the Decision Paper in relation to Article 13(7) of the Regulation.
- Received 29 August 2022Decided 6 October 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: 1) Correspondence with the following bodies regarding the issue of energy costs for business: Department of Enterprise, Ibec, ISME, Small Firms Association, American Chamber of Commerce, IDA Ireland, Eirgrid 2) During 2022.
- Received 3 October 2022Decided 5 October 2022GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting the re-release of records released with the following FOI requests: 1. FOI 22/21; 2. FOI 23/21; 3. FOI 1/22; 4. FOI 18/22
- Received 13 September 2022Decided 27 September 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: records of all payments made by the Department to companies in respect of wind farms in Donegal in the past five years. Requesting 1) the name of each company, 2) The location of the wind development, 3) how much they were paid on each occasion and 4) the date each payment was made.
- Received 19 August 2022Decided 19 September 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: 1)All emails and letters exchanged between the DECC and the CRU regarding CRU's proposals to charge large electricity users’ additional tariffs at peak periods. 2) All the emails and letters exchanged between the CRU and DECC regarding the Government's Statement on the role of Data Centres in Ireland Enterprise Strategy (published July 2022). Both FOI requests to cover the period from 1st January 2022 to 19th August 2022.
- Received 16 August 2022Decided 12 September 2022Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: 1) copies of all emails sent to the email oireachtas@cru.ie from TDs and Senators in the months June, July and August (so far) 2022. 2)copies of all correspondence sent in response to emails to oireachtas@cru.ie from TDs and Senators in the months June, July and August (so far) 2022.
- Received 28 July 2022Decided 25 August 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: Reports prepared by the CRU for the government/DECC on the prospect of gas shortages due to the war in Ukraine between the dates of March 2022 and the current date (28/7).
- Received 28 July 2022Decided 25 August 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: Reports prepared by the CRU for the government/DECC between the dates of March 2022 and the current date (28/7) on the power supply shortage facing the country.
- Received 2 August 2022Decided 25 August 2022GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting: Copies of all correspondence between the CRU and its parent department with regard to the following decision: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2022/0729/1313005- electricity-bills-to-fall-slightly-as-pso-levy-reduces/
- Received 20 July 2022Decided 17 August 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting 1) any records (including correspondence and/or documents) containing or related to ESB's representations to the Regulatory Authorities (RAs) (which term includes the CRU) for the First Extension and Second Extension; 2) any records (including correspondence and/or documents) provided by ESB to SEMO (and in the possession of the CRU) and/or the RAs (which term includes the CRU) leading up to, or concerning, the Terminations;
- Received —Decided 17 August 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
- Received 9 June 2022Decided 25 July 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting soft copies of all records held by/under the control of the CRU, including SEM Committee or any of its service providers from 1 January 2020 to date, evidencing recording or relating to the implementation of Article 13 of the Regulation, including the Decision Paper on Dispatch, Redispatch and Compensation pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/943 dated 22nd March 2022 (SEM-22-009) and the consultation papers that preceded the Decision Paper insofar as they relate to Article 13, and evidencing, recording or relating to: 1) the questions of whether the Regulation is directly effective in Member States and the discretion, if any, that the CRU had in relation to the implementation of the Regulation (and Article 13 in particular); 2) the consideration by the CRU of the requirements of Article 13 of the Regulation and the extent, if any that the CRU, had any discretion in relation to the implementation of Article 13; 3) the consideration to which the CRU had regard in making the decisions in the Decision Paper in relation to Article 13; 4) the consideration by the CRU of the impact that the Decision Paper and/or Article 13 of the Regulation might have on the single Electricity Market and/or third parties;
- Received —Decided 25 July 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
- Received 12 April 2022Decided 30 June 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Re: Capacity Market Contracts Awarded to ESB – Corduff, Poolbeg and Ringsend. Requesting any correspondence and/or documents of 1) containing or related to ESB representations to the Regulatory Authorities’ (RAs) for the First Extension and the Second Extension; 2) provided by ESB to SEMO and/or RAs leading up to, or concerning, the Terminations; 3) containing or related to SEMO’s representations to the RAs for the First Extension and the Second Extension; 4) relating to or concerning the RAs deliberations and decisions taken in connection with or leading up to the Terminations; 5) concerning or related to prequalification process for the T-3 2024 – 2025 auction; and 6) ESB’s prequalification applications for the T-4 2002 – 2023 auction and T-3 2024 – 2025 auction.
- Received 31 May 2022Decided 28 June 2022Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting a copy of the CRU's most up to date risk register.
- Received 19 May 2022Decided 24 June 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting information on the measures and/or decisions taken by the CRU in order to ensure that the licence to act as transmission asset owner has been transferred to ESB Networks limited or another legally separate entity in the ESB group which owns the transmission assets and employs all ESB staff involved in transmission related activities.
- Received —Decided 24 June 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
- Received 31 March 2022Decided 27 April 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
1)copies of any reports, memos, submissions, briefings or other such high-level documents prepared for the Commission Chair with regard to recent price increases announced by Bord Gais and Electric Ireland. 2) copies of any papers or other records prepared for use at Commission meetings relating to the above (request to be limited to records prepared 1 January 2022 to date of request).
- Received 1 March 2022Decided 29 March 2022GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Seeking the following: 1) a copy of the business case, cost benefit analysis, approval or sanction document associated with CRU research into switching by energy customers. 2) a record of how much was spent by CRU on the research.
- Received 20 January 2022Decided 2 March 2022RefusedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting data about payments made by the CRU to external suppliers for purchases of goods and services between 2020-01- 01 and 2020-12-31. Requesting is a compiled list, ideally in Microsoft Excel format, of the organisation's external suppliers which contains as many of the following variables as possible: 1) The name of the supplier, 2) The supplier's VAT identification number, 3) The supplier's VAT identification number, 4) The total amount paid to the supplier during the year 2020 for purchases of goods and services. The amounts can either be including or excluding VAT. This request only regards suppliers to whom the organisation has paid €5,000 or more during 2020.
- Received 15 December 2021Decided 15 February 2022Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting all records, correspondence, reports and meeting minutes held in relation to the scheme to make €100 payment to all domestic electricity accounts.
- Received 5 January 2022Decided 3 February 2022Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting written and electronic communication between the CRU and the DECC regarding large-energy users, including data centres, from 1 July 2021 to present and supplementary emails or memos within the CRU relating to that communication.
- Received 30 September 2021Decided 16 December 2021Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting records held by CRU in relation to decisions made by the CRU in 2021 in respect of the High Efficiency Combined Heat and Power (HE CHP) certification of a CHP plant.
- Received 30 September 2021Decided 16 December 2021Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting all records held by CRU in relation to decisions made by the CRU in 2021 in respect of the High Efficiency Combined Heat and Power (HE CHP) certification of a CHP plant.
- Received 28 October 2021Decided 16 December 2021Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Records relating to the security of supply of electricity over the coming winter period.
- Received 19 August 2021Decided 11 November 2021Part-GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Requesting records regarding procurement of “emergency capacity” and related issues.