Citizens Advice published its response to Ofgem's consultation on the Sector-Specific Methodology for the ED3 price control on 3 December 20251. The response covers the methodology for the price control period running from 2028 to 20331.
The publication is listed on the Citizens Advice site under energy, dated 3 December 2025, and is accompanied by a PDF document titled "ED3 Sector-Specific Methodology Consultation - Citizens Advice response", given as 1.05 MB1. The page describes the document as a detailed response to the consultation1.
"Citizens Advice responds in detail to Ofgem's consultation on the Sector-Specific Methodology for the ED3 price control from 2028 - 2033."
The consultation itself is run by Ofgem, the energy regulator, and forms part of the process by which energy consultations lead to decisions and rule changes. Citizens Advice is one of the energy consumer bodies that responds to such consultations on behalf of households.
The published page does not set out the contents of the response beyond the description above. The specific arguments, evidence and recommendations Citizens Advice makes on the ED3 methodology have not been reported in the material available1. The consultation's own closing date, the number of other responses, and Ofgem's timetable for deciding the methodology are likewise not stated1.
Why it matters for households
ED3 is the price control that will govern network companies' allowed revenues, and therefore the network charges collected through household bills, over the six years from 2028 to 20331. The sector-specific methodology sets how those allowances are worked out. Because network costs are recovered from every connected customer, the methodology decided in this process feeds into what homes pay for the wires and pipes that deliver their energy, and so into the cost of running a home independently of the wholesale market.
The response is a consumer body's formal input into that decision. Its weight in the final methodology has not been reported1. Households wanting to follow the outcome, or to understand how such consultations work, can read the site's guide to UK home energy regulation and policy, and the wider regulation and policy section. Where a dispute about billing or service arises from regulated charges, the routes are set out in the guide to energy complaints and redress.
What happens next
No next steps are given on the published page. Ofgem's decision on the ED3 sector-specific methodology, and any further consultation stages, have not been reported1.