Record Capital Investment
National Grid delivered record capital investment of £9.8 billion, a 20% increase from last year, reflecting significant progress across all regulated businesses.
Strong Financial Performance
Underlying operating profit increased by 12% to £5.4 billion at constant currency, driven by increased regulated revenues and flat controllable costs.
Regulated Asset Growth
Helped by the capital investment, National Grid achieved a regulated asset growth of 10.5%.
Dividend Increase
The Board declared a final dividend of 30.88p per share, taking the total dividend for the year to 46.72p, an increase of 3.21% from the previous year.
UK Electricity Transmission Achievements
Investment increased by 57% to £3 billion, with the business delivering a return on equity of 8.3%, outperforming its allowed return by 100 basis points.
U.S. Regulatory Progress
New rates in Massachusetts and New York, including an improved return on equity of 9.5% for the Niagara Mohawk business.