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Reporting and Monitoring - PARMS Reporting
This section describes PARMS and the PARMS Reporting process.
PARMS stands for the Performance Assurance Reporting and Monitoring System.
PARMS is a database that contains information about the performance of
Suppliers and their Supplier Hubs as well as Market Indicator data on industry
performance.
PARMS data is used primarily for monitoring by ELEXON. The data is analysed and
reports are provided to the
Performance Assurance Board (PAB). Data from PARMS supports the
BSC Audit and information is periodically provided to the
BSC Panel and other Panel Committees and
Modification Groups.
PARMS data also supports two other techniques,
Supplier Charges and
Peer Comparison. To find out more about these techniques refer to the
menu alongside.
PARMS data is provided from Suppliers, Supplier Agents (who provide data on
behalf of their Suppliers), Supplier Meter Registration Agents (SMRAs) and the
Supplier Volume Allocation Agent (SVAA).
Each data provider sends data to ELEXON from a specific and authorised email
address and contact. Only data from that email address will be accepted and
processed into PARMS. PARMS data is provided on a monthly basis. Each calendar
month is known as a reporting period.
Suppliers receive a copy of PARMS data relating to their performance from the
SVAA and their Supplier Agents. Suppliers have five Working Days (WDs) from the
receipt of this data to validate the information. A Supplier may choose to
reject data provided by its Supplier Agent if it believes the data is
incorrect; however, it must ensure the Supplier Agent makes a full
resubmission. Additionally Suppliers provide ELEXON with a Data Provider
Information (DPI) file for each reporting period. The DPI tells PARMS which
Agents a Supplier has appointed in each GSP Group so PARMS knows what data to
expect on behalf of that Supplier.
PARMS data is divided into Serials. A Serial is a defined area for performance
measurement. The Serials are drawn from obligations within the BSC or Code
Subsidiary Documents. A
Guidance Note(52Kb)
is
available to download from the Related Documents menu to the right of this
page, detailing the content of each Serial.
ELEXON provide reports detailing Supplier performance across all the Suppliers’
own hubs for each Reporting Period. The report is sent to ELEXON Operational
Support Manager contacts with the following format:
Supplier PARMS Performance charts
The following charts provide a snap shot of Supplier PARMS performance for
Serials submitted during the latest available reporting period. The Serials are
split by HH and NHH, and are arranged to show the direction of flow between the
Supplier, the Supplier Agents, and SVAA/SMRA.
The chart below shows which D-flows are being measured by each Serial reported.
Each Serial that is reported on in the chart will display a performance value.
This measure on performance is based on the Standards for each Serial described
below.
|
Serial |
Performance Measure |
Standard |
| HC01 |
Number of MSIDs with invalid estimates at RF |
0 |
| HC02 |
Percentage of D0036 sent within 5 WDs |
100% |
| HM01 |
Number of Meter Faults Pending |
0 |
| HM02 |
Percentage of D0010 sent within 10 WDs |
100% |
| HM03 |
Percentage of proving Tests sent within timescales |
100% |
| HM04 |
Percentage of D0268 sent to HHDC within 5 WDs |
95% |
| Percentage of D0268 sent to HHDC within 15 WDs |
100% |
| HM05 |
Percentage of D0268 sent to HHMO within 5 WDs |
95% |
| Percentage of D0268 sent to HHMO within 15 WDs |
100% |
| HM06 |
Average number of D0268 required per MSID |
1.00 |
| DA01 |
Percentage of files expected by SVAA from DA not delivered in time for volume
allocation run |
0% |
| DA02 |
Number of Default LLFCs reported
|
0 |
| CoMC |
Number of 100kW Metering Systems identified this period |
|
| SP04 |
Number of 100kW Metering Systems not installed within the required 3 months |
0 |
| SP05 |
Number of D0155s received after Agent Effective Date |
0 |
| SP06 |
Number of D0148s received after Agent Effective Date |
0 |
| SP07 |
Percentage difference between MSID Counts from SVAA and SMRA1 |
0% |
| SP08a |
Percentage of Energy Settled on AAs at RF (NHH)2 |
97% |
| SP08b |
Percentage of Energy Settled on Actuals at SF (HH)3 |
99% |
| NC02 |
Percentage of D0010 & D0152 sent within timescales |
100% |
| NC03 |
Percentage of D0019 sent within 15WDs |
100% |
| NM01 |
Number of Meter Faults Pending |
0 |
| NM02 |
Percentage of D0010 sent within 10 WDs |
100% |
| NM03 |
Percentage of D0149/D0150 sent to NHHDC within 10 WDs |
100% |
| NM04 |
Percentage of D0149/D0150 sent to NHHMO within 10 WDs |
100% |
1 This values uses the MSID count from SVAA at SF and
compares with the energiseed MSID count from SMRA for that Calendar Day
2 This value is the average perfromance across all GSP Groups for
settlement dates xx to yy
3 This value is the average performance across all GSP Groups for
settlement dates xx to yy
Download
BSCP 533 - PARMS Data Provision(171Kb)
and
its two appendices, available from the Related Documents menu to the right of
this page, for further information on PARMS reports and PARMS reporting.
To view examples of PARMS Reporting, download the
industry publication(182Kb)
,
also available from the Related Documents menu.
Explanation of chart of D-flows being measured by each serial reported diagram
The diagram shows the direction in which the flow is sent with the head of the arrow being the recipient of the data. The flows are as follows:
Serial HM05 - Old HHMO to new HHMO sending of a D0268 ‘Half Hourly Meter Technical Details’
New HHMO to New HHDC:
Serial HM06 - sending of a D0268 ‘Half Hourly Meter Technical Details’
Serial HM02 - sending of a D0010 ‘Meter Readings’
Serial HM01 - sending of a D0002 ‘Fault Resolution Report or Request for Decision on Further Action’
Serial HM03 - sending of the results as to whether a Proving test has completed successfully
Serial HC02 - Old HHDC to new HHDC sending of D0036 ‘Validated Half Hourly Advances for inclusion in Aggregated Supplier Matrix’
Supplier to NHHMO/HHMO/NHHDC/HHDC:
Serial SP05 - sending of D0155 ‘Notification of Meter Operator or Data Collector Appointment and Terms’
Serial SP06 - sending of D0148 ‘Notification of Change to other Parties’
Serial NM04 - Old NHHMO to new NHHMO sending of D0149 ‘Notification of Mapping Details’ and D0150 ‘Non Half Hourly Meter Technical Details’
New NHHMO to New NHHDC:
Serial NM02 - sending of a D0010 ‘Meter Readings’
Serial NM01 - sending of a D0002 ‘Fault Resolution Report or Request for Decision on Further Action’
Serial NM03 - sending of D0149 ‘Notification of Mapping Details’ and D0150 ‘Non Half Hourly Meter Technical Details’
Serial NC03 - New NHHDC to NHHDA sending of D0019 ‘Metering System EAC/AA Data’
Serial SP04 - Supplier sending of data (to ELEXON) detailing failures to install Half Hourly Metering when Half Hourly Metering is required
CoMC - New NHHDC sending details of Change of Measurement Class data (CoMC) to ELEXON showing where a Metering System has qualified to have Half Hourly Metering installed
Serial DA02 - HHDA sending data (to ELEXON) informing of when energy has been settled using default Line Loss Factors
Serial SP07 - SVAA and SMRA sending data detailing a count of Metering Systems
Serial SP08 - SVAA sending data detailing the amount of energy being settled on Actual data for an SF or RF reconciliation run.