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Our Wholesale Charges Schedule sets out our Wholesale Charges including Primary Charges and Non-Primary Charges for the supply of Water Services to Water Retailers for the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. This document has been produced in line with the Wholesale-Retail Code and should be read in conjunction with the market codes. 1.1.
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The relevant starting point is the wholesale charge that we would make to the properties within a NAV appointment if we, rather than the NAV were the supplier. It is called the starting point because it establishes the base value of wholesale charges from which the deductions required by the wholesale minus methodology are made.
Our Wholesale Charges Schedule sets out our Wholesale Charges including Primary Charges and Non-Primary Charges for the supply of Water Services to Water Retailers for the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.
The purpose of publication is to provide a transparent indication of primary wholesale charges to existing and prospective retailers to support effective markets. The Schedules of Indicative Primary Wholesale Charges for 2025/26 are set out in the following pages of this document.
Our primary wholesale charges to retailers operating in the competitive market typically comprise a fixed charge per customer (that varies according to meter size) and volumetric charges that vary according to consumption.
Please refer to the wholesale charges documents for Thames Water, Anglian Water or Southern Water for information regarding sewerage, drainage and trade effluent charges and services they provide.
Central to Ofwat’s guidance is the ‘wholesale-minus’ approach to bulk supply pricing (Figure 1). This approach starts with the relevant wholesale tariff(s) for the NAV’s site(s) and deducts the costs avoided by the incumbent because of NAVs carrying out certain appointed activities instead of the incumbent.
Projecting primary wholesale charges for 2023/24 is more difficult this year as we have observed a significant increase in inflation. It is uncertain whether inflation will continue to rise, although it is already the main driver behind the rise in tariffs.
Our published wholesale charges are made of two parts8: • a £/year fixed charge that varies according to meter size • a volumetric charge per cubic metre, that varies by region
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Our primary wholesale charges to retailers operating in the competitive market typically comprise a fixed charge per customer (that varies according to meter size) and volumetric charges that vary according to consumption.
It has reviewed the Schedule of Primary Wholesale Charges set out in Appendix 1 and the schedule of changes in typical wholesale bills in Appendix 2, noting that for unmetered rateable value customers increases in Primary Wholesale Charges are set to exceed 5%.
Our published wholesale charges are made of two parts7: • a £/year fixed charge that varies according to meter size • a volumetric charge per cubic metre, that varies by region
In 2025/26 we project that we will need to increase our primary wholesale charges by 25.6% on the average typical bill. The average typical bill increase for 2025/26 is 19.3% for measured customers and 29.4% for unmeasured customers.
Central to Ofwat’s guidance is the ‘wholesale-minus’ approach to bulk supply pricing (Figure 1). This approach starts with the relevant wholesale tariff(s) for the NAV’s site(s) and deducts the costs avoided by the incumbent because of NAVs carrying out certain appointed activities instead of the incumbent.
(3) Our Wholesale charges schedule sets out our Wholesale Charges including Primary Charges and Non-Primary Charges for the supply of Water Services to Water Retailers for the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.
The Wholesale Charging Rules, published by the Water Services Regulation Authority (WSRA), under sections 66E and 117I of the Water Industry Act 1991, require that if Affinity Water intends to make any significant changes to its primary Wholesale Charges, it should publish information that, at a minimum, informs stakeholders of the scope of its ...
Central to Ofwat’s guidance is the ‘wholesale-minus’ approach to bulk supply pricing (Figure 1). This approach starts with the relevant wholesale tariff(s) for the NAV’s site(s) and deducts the costs avoided by the incumbent as a result of NAVs carrying out certain appointed activities instead of the incumbent.
Central to Ofwat’s guidance is the ‘wholesale-minus’ approach to bulk supply pricing (Figure 1). This approach starts with the relevant wholesale tariff(s) for the NAV’s site(s) and deducts the costs avoided by the incumbent as a result of NAVs carrying out certain appointed activities instead of the incumbent.