Benefits tracking

Maximising the value of innovation through impact tracking

In today’s rapidly changing energy landscape, understanding the full impact of our innovation projects - social, environmental, and economic - is more important than ever. With shifting regulatory requirements, evolving customer expectations, and ongoing technological advancement, we must be able to clearly track and demonstrate the value that our innovations deliver.

We currently complete the Innovation Measurement Framework (IMF) annually to report on all of our NIA and SIF projects. To address any limitations of traditional reporting methods, NGN, alongside other gas and electricity networks, is developing a more advanced and holistic approach to measuring impact with an enhanced IMF. This will go beyond financial metrics, capturing broader dimensions such as human, natural, and social capital, as well as relationship value.

Our comprehensive framework will offer a more accurate and meaningful view of how our projects create value over time. It will strengthen the case for innovation, support future investment decisions, and highlight the real difference we’re making, both within our communities and across the wider sector.