About the electricity industry, the BSC and Elexon: News
Flow data from Britain’s newest interconnector link now available
Instant data on electricity flows across the new 1.4 GW Viking interconnector is now available from Elexon. The Viking Link is the world’s longest land and subsea electricity cable, connecting the East of England with Denmark.
Making the flow data for the Viking Link available is important so that Elexon can continue to provide more transparency to anyone that monitors the electricity market.
Elexon Board Directors election or re-election results 2023
Source: Elexon corporate websiteIn keeping with best practice for corporate governance and accountability, all Elexon Board Directors were subject to election or re-election via a vote at Elexon’s Annual BSC Seminar held on 13 July 2023.
BSC Panel response to Energy Code Governance Reform: Call for Input
Ofgem confirms Elexon as the Capacity Market Advisory Group secretariat
We are delighted that today, 9 May, Ofgem confirmed its decision to appoint Elexon as the independent Capacity Market Advisory Group (CMAG) secretariat, subject to a BSC Modification being raised and approved to enable us to do the work.
Ofgem confirms Elexon will operate key IT data platform to support MHHS
Yesterday (21 April) Ofgem confirmed that the Balancing and Settlement Code will be used to govern and fund the new Data Integration Platform (DIP) to support Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement (MHHS). This means that Elexon will manage the DIP service provider, which is currently being procured through the MHHS Programme.
Elexon views about decisions on the Future System Operator role and the codes review
Today the Department for Energy Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Ofgem jointly responded to the consultations they published in July 2021 on a Future System Operator (FSO), and reforming the energy codes. National Grid ESO will move away from National Grid plc and become an independent, publicly owned FSO.
As part of that process there will also be a consultation on the ownership of Elexon, which is currently owned by National Grid ESO.
BSC Insight: ‘Event-driven’ architecture can help to release the value of energy data
This BSC Insight article, written by Peter Stanley, Director Digital Operations at Elexon, explains why Elexon would be best placed to operate ‘Event-driven’ IT architecture (EDA) to support Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement which is due to be implemented in GB in October 2025.
Energy Systems Catapult and Elexon’s report on accurately tracking carbon in electricity markets
Elexon has worked with Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) on a paper which examines options to improve the tracking of carbon content in electricity markets.
TechUK blog by Peter Stanley: cloud technology revolutionises Elexon services
Source: TechUKOur settlement systems will be key to unlocking the benefits of MHHS, and it is one of the reasons why we have been developing a new cloud platform – Elexon Kinnect – to replace our ageing settlement architecture.
Twentieth anniversary of the Balancing and Settlement Code
This Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC), which was launched as part of NETA (the New Electricity Trading arrangements) on 27 March 2001.
2021 is a key year for our new digital platform
Elexon proposes reforms to System Operator roles and code arrangements
Elexon has set out options for a single energy code body to work alongside a reformed System Operator (SO) in their new policy, ‘Reforming the System Operator Roles and Code Arrangements’. This approach will allow better management of the energy system on the road to net zero.
Have your say – proposal to use the BSC Sandbox
You have the chance to take part in Elexon’s consultation on the first proposal to use the new Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC) Sandbox.
Final Elexon business plan for 2021/22 published
Elexon has published the final version of its business plan for 2021/22, following feedback from the BSC Panel and BSC Parties. We thank everyone that provided feedback on the plan. Elexon’s board discussed this in detail at its February 2021 meeting. The feedback was also presented to the BSC Panel at its February meeting.
2020: Reflecting on the year no one expected
In this end of year review, Rebecca Fowler from the Communications and Engagement team looks at an eventful 2020 in which the electricity industry faced unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Customer survey shows appreciation of our support during COVID-19
The results of Elexon’s 2020 annual customer survey sees improvements in a number of our core services and highlights that the support we have provided our customers during COVID-19 was appreciated.
Annual BSC Meeting – highlights
On Thursday 10 September 2020, Elexon hosted the first ever virtual annual BSC Meeting and Seminar.
COVID-19: Suspension of EFR Process, Supplier Charges and more
An updated message from Mark Bygraves, CEO.
Message from Mark Bygraves: Supporting Our Customers
A letter from CEO Mark Bygraves about support during these difficult times.
Insights: The electricity industry – ten years of change
The 2010s were a period of significant change for both Elexon and the wider industry. The shifts seen during the span of ten years were both unprecedented and unpredicted. Elexon provides a wealth of data to industry via the Balancing Mechanism Reporting Service (BMRS), Elexon Portal and through data flows. Using some of this data we have created four graphs that reflect on significant changes to generation, demand and balancing between 2010 and 2019.
Insights: Low CO2 fuel sources powered 2019
Nearly half of all the electricity generated in Great Britain in 2019 was generated by low CO2 generation. In this Elexon Insight, our Market Advisor Emma Tribe uses electricity generation data to show how 2019 was powered demonstrate how the electricity market is on the road to Net Zero.