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Form 6-K NATIONAL GRID PLC For: Jan 12

January 12, 2017 11:30 AM EST

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

12 January 2017

Commission File Number: 001-14958

National Grid plc
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(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
1-3 Strand
London WC2N 5EH, England
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(Address of principal executive office)
 
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Announcement sent to the London Stock Exchange on 12 January 2017:- ‘National
Grid welcomes new System Operator proposals’

SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
    National Grid plc
     
Date: 12 January 2017 By: /s/ Megan Barnes

  Name:  Megan Barnes
  Title: Assistant Company Secretary
     

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.   Description

 
99.1   Announcement sent to the London Stock Exchange on 12 January 2017:-‘National Grid welcomes new System Operator proposals’
     


12th January 2017

National Grid welcomes new System Operator proposals

National Grid welcomes today’s announcement by BEIS and Ofgem confirming a joint belief that a more independent electricity System Operator, within National Grid, can realise benefits for consumers by enabling a more secure, competitive and flexible system.

National Grid, BEIS and Ofgem, have agreed a joint statement describing steps towards achieving greater independence and the development of new roles for the electricity System Operator. Under proposals, which are subject to consultation, the electricity System Operator will be incorporated into a separate company, wholly owned by National Grid, with its own Board by April 2019.

Under the proposals, the electricity System Operator will carry out its existing functions as well as taking on new responsibilities, including the promotion of smart solutions.

National Grid CEO John Pettigrew said: “We believe National Grid is best placed to deliver the role of System Operator, especially during a time when the energy landscape is changing rapidly. The Government and Ofgem have recognised our vast experience and expertise in balancing the electricity system and ensuring the market runs efficiently.

“We share the same priorities towards keeping customer bills down, increasing certainty, enabling greener energy, and security of supply. We will be working closely with key stakeholders to achieve these objectives while further evolving the independence of the System Operator role within National Grid.”

CONTACTS

     
Investors:
 
Aarti Singhal
  +44 (0)20 7004 3170
David Brining
  +44 (0)20 7004 3166
Media
 
Sean Kemp
  +44 (0)79 600 12356
David Lavender
  +44 (0)79 8966 5946

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

This announcement contains certain statements that are neither reported financial results nor other historical information. These statements are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include information with respect to National Grid’s financial condition, its results of operations and businesses, strategy, plans and objectives. Words such as ‘anticipates’, ‘expects’, ‘should’, ‘intends’, ‘plans’, ‘believes’, ‘outlook’, ‘seeks’, ‘estimates’, ‘targets’, ‘may’, ‘will’, ‘continue’, ‘project’ and similar expressions, as well as statements in the future tense, identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of National Grid’s future performance and are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Many of these assumptions, risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond National Grid’s ability to control or estimate precisely, such as changes in laws or regulations, announcements from and decisions by governmental bodies or regulators (including the timeliness of consents for construction projects); the timing of construction and delivery by third parties of new generation projects requiring connection; breaches of, or changes in, environmental, climate change and health and safety laws or regulations, including breaches or other incidents arising from the potentially harmful nature of its activities; network failure or interruption, the inability to carry out critical non network operations and damage to infrastructure, due to adverse weather conditions including the impact of major storms as well as the results of climate change, due to counterparties being unable to deliver physical commodities, or due to the failure of or unauthorised access to or deliberate breaches of National Grid’s IT systems and supporting technology; performance against regulatory targets and standards and against National Grid’s peers with the aim of delivering stakeholder expectations regarding costs and efficiency savings, including those related to investment programmes and internal transformation and remediation plans; and customers and counterparties (including financial institutions) failing to perform their obligations to the Company. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in this announcement include fluctuations in exchange rates, interest rates and commodity price indices; restrictions and conditions (including filing requirements) in National Grid’s borrowing and debt arrangements, funding costs and access to financing; regulatory requirements for the Company to maintain financial resources in certain parts of its business and restrictions on some subsidiaries’ transactions such as paying dividends, lending or levying charges; inflation or deflation; the delayed timing of recoveries and payments in National Grid’s regulated businesses and whether aspects of its activities are contestable; the funding requirements and performance of National Grid’s pension schemes and other post-retirement benefit schemes; the failure to attract, train or retain employees with the necessary competencies, including leadership skills, and any significant disputes arising with the National Grid’s employees or the breach of laws or regulations by its employees; and the failure to respond to market developments, including competition for onshore transmission, the treats and opportunities presented by emerging technology, development activities relating to changes in the energy mix and the integration of distributed energy resources, and the need to grow the Company’s business to deliver its strategy, as well as incorrect or unforeseen assumptions or conclusions (including unanticipated costs and liabilities) relating to business development activity, including assumptions in connection with joint ventures. For further details regarding these and other assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may impact National Grid, please read the Strategic Report section and the ‘Risk factors’ on pages 183 to 186 of National Grid’s most recent Annual Report and Accounts, as updated by National Grid’s unaudited half-year financial information for the six months ended 30 September 2016 published on 10 November 2016. In addition, new factors emerge from time to time and National Grid cannot assess the potential impact of any such factor on its activities or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual future results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Except as may be required by law or regulation, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any of its forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this announcement.

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