Cadent connection fee

Mancgid

Hi all . 

I’m a newbie on here . 

Can someone explain why Cadent have increased their connection fee from just under £500 to almost £2000. 

Netexporter

Welcome to the forum.

When did you get the £500 quote?

Woodstok2000

Netexporter said:

Welcome to the forum.

When did you get the £500 quote?

Charges effective from April 1 2025 : https://cadentgas.com/getmedia/f26069d8-e0f9-4152-a26c-794a2a339073/Connections-Charging-Statement-01-April-2025.pdf

Charges effective from Dec 2025: https://cadentgas.com/getContentAsset/f5a42c0a-61df-4df9-bdb3-b9e667f66b14/1edc10b3-193a-4a87-9cfc-cbb68531e06b/Connections-Charging-Statement-effective-01-December-2025.pdf?language=en

Bendo

Why not ask them? 

MeteredOut

Bendo said:

Why not ask them? 

Even if Cadent responds,  I doubt the answer would be anything other than "market conditions" which is just another way of saying "because we can".

QrizB

MeteredOut said:

Bendo said:

Why not ask them? 

Even if Cadent responds,  I doubt the answer would be anything other than "market conditions" which is just another way of saying "because we can".

There was a post here earlier (but since deleted) suggestting that new gas connections used to be subsidised by billpayers but that this subsidy might have been removed.

I don't know enough about the topic to know if that's correct, but if true it could explain a sudden jump in connection costs. 

MeteredOut

QrizB said:

MeteredOut said:

Bendo said:

Why not ask them? 

Even if Cadent responds,  I doubt the answer would be anything other than "market conditions" which is just another way of saying "because we can".

There was a post here earlier (but since deleted) suggestting that new gas connections used to be subsidised by billpayers but that this subsidy might have been removed.

I don't know enough about the topic to know if that's correct, but if true it could explain a sudden jump in connection costs. 

"Market conditions" could cover that then

But, I doubt Cadent even have to answer the question, if asked.

Scot_39

QrizB said:

MeteredOut said:

Bendo said:

Why not ask them? 

Even if Cadent responds,  I doubt the answer would be anything other than "market conditions" which is just another way of saying "because we can".

There was a post here earlier (but since deleted) suggestting that new gas connections used to be subsidised by billpayers but that this subsidy might have been removed.

I don't know enough about the topic to know if that's correct, but if true it could explain a sudden jump in connection costs. 

Deleted - but not by me. With the reference to a subsidy for new connections removed from standing charges section of the later of 2 Cadent documents.

Like you not a thing ever looked into - so did a bit of a hunt by google.

The upto 10m on public land allowance - referred to in April Cadent price link - the "Domestic Load Connection Allowance" and Ofgem decision by that name and DLCA - was to be ended.

A quick google will find references to it - 2020 Energy White Paper, 2023 Ofgem consultation and 2024 (Aug?) decision to end the subsidy - on mix of gov.uk and Ofgem sites.

But to be fair thats only my speculative interpretation - since it's no longer referenced in the Dec Cadent pricing guide in the standing charges section.