While
the
group
has
no
immediate
authority
to
prompt
changes
to
the
so-called
Offshore
Transmission
Owner
(OFTO)
regime,
its
criticism
could
lead
to
deeper
scrutiny
by
government
and
media,
potentially
broadening
the
uncertainty
that
has
engulfed
much
of
the
UK’s
future
energy
policy
into
another,
previously
secure
arena.
The
terms
of
the
six
OFTO
licenses
granted
to
date
“appear
to
have
been
designed
almost
entirely
to
attract
investors
at
the
expense
of
securing
a
good
deal
for
consumers”,
says
the
Public
Accounts
Committee
(PAC),
which
scrutinizes
government
expenditures
to
ensure
transparency
and…
