The System Operator for Northern Ireland (SONI) is the

privatised Privatization (rendered privatisation in British English) can mean several different things, most commonly referring to moving something from the public sector into the private sector. It is also sometimes used as a synonym for deregulation wh ...

electricity transmission Electric power transmission is the bulk movement of electrical energy from a generating site, such as a power plant, to an electrical substation. The interconnected lines that facilitate this movement form a ''transmission network''. This is ...

system operator for Northern Ireland. It is owned by

EirGrid EirGrid plc is the state-owned electric power transmission operator in Ireland. It is a public limited company registered under the Companies Acts; its shares are held by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications. It is one ...

. SONI's licence requires that SONI is fully operationally independent from the rest of EirGrid. SONI was founded in 2000 and has been owned by EirGrid since 2009. SONI is responsible for managing electricity supply and demand operationally, and is also responsible for planning relating to energy infrastructure relating to Northern Ireland. SONI is regulated by the Utility Regulator. SONI is expected to be a major part of Northern Ireland's transition to net zero emissions.

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* Energy policy of the United Kingdom Renewable energy in the United Kingdom {{UK-law-stub 2000 establishments in Northern Ireland Climate change in Northern Ireland Electric power transmission system operators in the United Kingdom