Topic: Governance and Change (12 items)

Governance and Change

The Balancing and Settlement Code is governed by the BSC Panel and a number of committees and industry groups. They meet regularly to fulfil the duties of the BSC and discuss issues arising from day to day operations.

How and what do Releases communicate with Industry?

We use our website to publish the details for Releases, CVA and SVA Change Circulars to provide important information…

How do I claim expenses?

If you are a member employed by a Company: Submit an expense claim to your employer using your employer’s procedures (e.g. your employer’s mileage rate if relevant);…

How do we implement change?

We implement change to BSC Systems through a programme of “Releases”…

Q8 Committee

Under BSC Section Q8, BSC Parties may claim compensation if they have suffered a material loss due to being unable to submit Physical Notifications during an unplanned Transmission Company Outage.

Release Strategies

The documents below outline the requirements for testing and communication BSC Participant Test Service User Guide [286 Kb] Version: 5.0 Issued On: 07-January-2009 ELEXON Testing Guidelines Version: 11.0 Issued On: 16-July-2012 Participant Test Service Booking Form Version: 2.0 Issued On: 15-Oct-2012

What am I entitled to claim for?

We will reimburse reasonable costs and expenses incurred for attending meetings or in conducting the business of the BSC for…

What are the Release Dates?

The Release Strategy provides for three “Planned” Releases each year, in February, June and November. But we do occasionally deliver “Special” Releases on other dates – usually for Modifications that need to be implemented on a specific date…

What information do we publish on each Release?

For each Release, we’ll publish information that you’ll need to know to ensure that you will be ready on the Release implementation date: The scope and impact of the Release; The Implementation Date(s); Business Requirements Solution (BRS) documents for complex changes; Key dates for industry input; An Impact Matrix identifying all impacted CSDs & CIs; [...]

What is a Release?

A Release is a packet of approved changes (Modifications and/or Change Proposals) which are usually all implemented on the same date, although sometimes Releases may have more than one implementation date.

What is the governance for Releases?

Each Release is managed by a Release Manager and is directed by the BSC Systems Programme Board, which includes industry representatives and ELEXON Change and Operational management. The current BSC Systems Programme Board members are: Name Role Mark Couldrick Chair Phil Eyre (Npower) Senior SVA User Tim Johnson (E.ON Energy Trading) Senior CVA User John [...]

Why do we use Releases?

We use Releases to allow Parties and Party Agents sufficient time to plan changes to their systems and processes which are required to meet the new and amended requirements.