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National Grid Commercial Holdings Limited

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National Grid is a leading energy company that manages electricity and gas transmission networks in the United Kingdom and United States.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Nicolás Pascual De La Parte (Member of the European Parliament) and FTI Consulting Belgium and

22 Oct 2025 · Meeting with BritCham Delegation

Meeting with Andi Cristea (Member of the European Parliament) and Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft and

22 Oct 2025 · EU-UK relations

Meeting with Barry Andrews (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Oct 2025 · EU-UK Relations

National Grid warns CBAM rules threaten UK-EU electricity trade

25 Sept 2025
Topic — Defining calculation methods for carbon costs on electricity imports into Europe.
Message — National Grid wants carbon calculations to reflect the real emissions of the exporting country. They also urge relaxing the impossible requirements for reporting actual emissions data.12
Why — These changes would prevent their energy exports from being unfairly taxed while promoting offshore investment.34
Impact — European consumers and the environment suffer as carbon emissions rise and energy costs increase.56
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National Grid demands EU-UK carbon market linkage to protect energy trade

25 Sept 2025
Topic — Consultation on rules for offsetting carbon prices paid in non-EU countries under CBAM.
Message — The organization calls for linking the EU and UK carbon markets and providing an interim CBAM exemption for the UK. They urge the Commission to recognize existing British carbon taxes as equivalent to EU prices to avoid double taxation. They also propose a pre-announced yearly default carbon price to help importers plan for financial obligations.123
Why — These measures would minimize trade barriers and prevent companies from paying for the same carbon emissions twice.45
Impact — Energy consumers face higher costs and reduced security of supply if trade barriers increase decarbonization expenses.6
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National Grid urges EU-UK carbon market link to protect trade

26 Aug 2025
Topic — EU proposal extending carbon border taxes to downstream products and electricity imports.
Message — The group requests linking EU-UK carbon markets or granting the UK a temporary exemption. They also seek fairer rules for using carbon intensity data and managing electricity trades.123
Why — These changes would lower costs and protect the profitability of cross-border electricity projects.4
Impact — EU energy consumers face higher prices and increased emissions under the current proposal.5
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Meeting with Tomas Anker Christensen (Cabinet of Commissioner Dan Jørgensen)

22 Jul 2025 · Exchange on EU energy policy

Meeting with Nina Carberry (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

15 Jan 2025 · EU-UK Relations

Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

15 Jan 2025 · Energy grid infrastructure and investment

National Grid urges simpler CBAM rules for electricity interconnectors

27 Nov 2024
Topic — Establishing procedures and conditions for the authorization of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism declarants.
Message — National Grid seeks simplified authorization for transmission operators and automatic recognition of their status. They recommend netting electricity flows to ensure importers pay only for physical volumes.123
Why — This would reduce administrative overhead and prevent costly financial guarantees for energy transmission firms.45
Impact — Small competitors and new market entries face high costs and barriers to entry.67
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National Grid Urges Closer EU-UK Cooperation on Energy Security

26 Nov 2024
Topic — This fitness check evaluates the performance of the EU’s energy security architecture.
Message — The group requests a new efficient UK-EU electricity trading regime and linked carbon markets. They advocate for very close cooperation between grid operators on planning and cybersecurity.12
Why — Linking carbon markets would protect the company's revenue and business case for new interconnectors.3
Impact — Consumers face billions in higher electricity costs and increased emissions without market integration.45
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Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and

15 Nov 2023 · Roundtable for Europe’s Energy Future (REEF)

National Grid urges recognition of UK carbon pricing under CBAM

11 Jul 2023
Topic — New reporting rules for the carbon border adjustment mechanism during its transitional phase.
Message — The organization calls for the recognition of the UK's carbon pricing system to prevent double taxation on electricity flows. They request tailored reporting rules that account for the anonymous nature of electricity trading on exchanges. They also urge for clearer methodologies for determining emission factors for imported power.12
Why — Recognition of UK systems would lower administrative costs and protect cross-border energy investments.3
Impact — Consumers face higher prices and lower energy security if trade barriers reduce interconnector efficiency.4
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Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy) and Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs and

20 Jan 2023 · U.S.-EU Task Force: Best practices in Energy Savings and Flexibility Other participants: Cleantech-Cluster Energy, ELVIA, EU DSO Entity, California Energy Commission, ASE, AEE, ComEd, Octopus Energy, OPower, Uplight

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy) and Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs and

17 Oct 2022 · US-EU Task Force Convening: energy efficiency and energy savings. The California Energy Commission, ACEEE, ASE, Advanced Energy Economy, Arcadia, ComEd, Octopus Energy, OhmConnect, OPower, Uplight and the Covenant of Mayors also participated.

Response to Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

1 Apr 2020

About National Grid Interconnectors National Grid Interconnectors has 50% ownership shares in assets representing nearly 8,000 MW of cross border electricity interconnection capacity between the UK and EU. These assets facilitate delivery of many billions of euros of consumer welfare through lower energy costs, security of supply and the integration of renewable forms of electricity generation. Summary of Views: In National Grid we are committed supporting the EU and UK to reach their ambitious climate change targets. Our multi-billion-euro investments in cross-border electricity infrastructure will play a vital role in optimising the deployment of renewable energy resources into and around the Europe helping to minimise emissions from electricity generation across the continent. We are concerned that the application of a carbon border adjustment, especially to electricity, could harm progress in this sector. All carbon border adjustment proposals rely on some degree of assessment of the carbon intensity of the electricity. This inevitably introduces a significant administrative burden on all flows of electricity, whether they are zero-carbon or from the most polluting forms. These measures typically rely on some form of national measure of carbon intensity together with exemptions for products for lower than average carbon intensities. This means that the most burdensome regulations to prove eligibility for exemptions fall upon the lowest carbon intensity products. The changing nature of the electricity market, in particular the increasing proportion of weather dependent variable generation from wind and solar, means such carbon intensity varies significantly, and this – rather than a simple average would need to be taken into account. Such an administrative burden will disincentivise the cross-border trade in low carbon intensity products. As a result, low carbon products could be replaced with higher carbon intensity imports (the most carbon intensive products which pay a carbon border adjustment on only the lower national average measure will perversely benefit the most) or by higher intensity EU production. This cannot be to the benefit of EU consumers or the EU’s efforts against climate change. Next Steps We agree that a detailed examination of a border carbon tax adjustment should be taken forward. We would suggest that the following key principles are followed: • Border carbon adjustments must accurately define the carbon content of the import, recognising all of the potential variations in carbon content; • Border carbon adjustments must not present an undue administrative burden on imports and especially low carbon imports such that any perceived benefits in carbon reduction are outweighed; • Border Carbon Adjustments should not act to “skew” domestic markets against cross-border trade • The efficacy of a border carbon adjustment in reducing carbon emissions in the producing nation must be assessed accurately prior to implementation. A more detailed reply to support our ideas has been added in the file attached.
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Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner) and Amazon Europe Core SARL and

23 Mar 2018 · Energy sector

Meeting with Julian King (Commissioner)

8 Feb 2018 · Cybersecurity

Meeting with James Morrison (Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King)

21 Nov 2017 · Cybersecurity Package

Meeting with Joachim Balke (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

2 Oct 2017 · Electricity Markets

Meeting with Julian King (Commissioner)

29 Jun 2017 · Security issues

Meeting with Manuel Szapiro (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

9 Feb 2017 · interconnections

Meeting with James Morrison (Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King)

24 Nov 2016 · Cybersecurity issues and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President) and

29 Sept 2016 · Energy Union research Innovation and competitiveness

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

28 Sept 2016 · Energy Policy

Meeting with Manuel Szapiro (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

20 Sept 2016 · 56039866688-26

Meeting with Joachim Balke (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

20 Jun 2016 · Market Design and infrastructure projects

Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner) and TenneT Holding B.V. and

16 Feb 2016 · Market Design

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

15 Feb 2016 · Interconnection and energy policy

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President) and Statnett SF

15 Feb 2016 · North Sea Link

Meeting with Manuel Szapiro (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

7 Jan 2016 · on interconnections and innovation

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)

8 May 2015 · Interconnections

Meeting with Joachim Balke (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

10 Dec 2014 · Infrastructure policy (Meeting with Mr John Prime)