Change Consultations

This page lists all Change Consultations which are opened when we need to obtain feedback from the industry on potential Modifications, Change Proposals and Issues. The page also includes Change Consultations which have ceased to be active as they have reached their closed date.

Please note that we publish Change Proposal Consultations (CPCs) when communicating consultations for Change Proposals. Change Proposal Consultations highlight change information and Impact Assessment responses.

List of Change Consultations 

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View P455 ‘On-Site Aggregation as a method to facilitate Third Party Access’ Report Phase Consultation

P455 ‘On-Site Aggregation as a method to facilitate Third Party Access’ Report Phase Consultation

This Modification seeks to establish a more cost effective and efficient method for delivering Third Party Access on private networks that include domestic and small business customers. It does so by enabling aggregated meter data from sub meters on private networks to be submitted into Settlement in lieu of data from Settlement meters installed at the Boundary Point.

View P468 Report Phase Consultation

P468 Report Phase Consultation

This Modification seeks to allow Elexon to act as EII Support Payment Administrator and EII Levy Administrator  for the Department of Business and Trade’s (DBT) Electricity Support Payment Scheme (ESP) Scheme, if appointed to those roles by the DBT.

View Issue 101 ‘Ongoing Governance, Funding and Operation of the DIP’ Consultation

Issue 101 ‘Ongoing Governance, Funding and Operation of the DIP’ Consultation

The purpose of this consultation is to invite potential Data Integration Platform (DIP) Users and other interested parties to provide their views on the proposed arrangements for the enduring governance, funding and operation of the DIP.

View P466 Report Phase Consultation

P466 Report Phase Consultation

This Modification seeks to update BSC Section N ‘Clearing Invoicing and Payment’ to support the effective running of the Funds Administration Agent (FAA). The Modification will align the BSC with Elexon’s updated financial systems and modern banking practices to increase the efficiency of service provided to industry.

View P442 Report Phase Consultation

P442 Report Phase Consultation

This Modification seeks to allow correct reporting of chargeable volumes to the EMRS company for SVA Metering Systems that record both exempt supply and licensed supply through the addition of a new third party role, the “Exempt Supply Notification Agent”.

View P455 Assessment Procedure Consultation

P455 Assessment Procedure Consultation

P455 seeks to establish a more cost effective and efficient method for delivering Third Party Access on private networks that include domestic and small business customers. It does so by enabling aggregated meter data from sub meters on private networks to be submitted into Settlement in lieu of data from Settlement meters installed at the Boundary Point.

View P454 Report Phase Consultation

P454 Report Phase Consultation

P454 would remove the existing requirement within BSC Section V ‘Reporting’ for the Balancing Mechanism Reporting Agent (BMRA) to provide BMR Service (BMRS) data via the legacy High Grade Service, otherwise referred to as the TIBCO service.

View P461 Report Phase Consultation

P461 Report Phase Consultation

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View P465 Report Phase Consultation

P465 Report Phase Consultation

This Modification is required to correct an error in the approved legal drafting for P415. This Proposal will ensure that Credit Cover requirements for Virtual Trading Parties (VTPs) correctly take into account the energy volumes (‘Deviation Volumes’) that VTPs trade in wholesale markets, which was the intention of the P415 Workgroup.

View P451 Report Phase Consultation

P451 Report Phase Consultation

P451 seeks to facilitate the implementation of NGESO’s new approach to Black Start, termed System Restoration. In doing so, it proposes to update all BSC references to “Black Start” to “System Restoration”, and enable contracted Restoration Service Providers who are non-BSC parties to claim BSC Black Start compensation.

View P442 Assessment Procedure Consultation

P442 Assessment Procedure Consultation

P442 seeks to allow correct reporting of chargeable volumes to the Electricity Market Reform (EMR) Settlement Services Provider (SSP) for Supplier Volume Allocation (SVA) Metering Systems that record both exempt supply and licensed supply through the addition of a new Party Agent role, the Exempt Supply Notification Agent.

View P454 Assessment Procedure Consultation

P454 Assessment Procedure Consultation

This Modification would remove the existing requirement within BSC Section V ‘Reporting’ (and facilitate potential future changes as explained in the report) for the Balancing Mechanism Reporting Agent (BMRA) to provide BMR Service (BMRS) data via the legacy on premise High Grade Service, otherwise referred to as the TIBCO service. This will align with the principle to make the BSC technology and vendor agnostic while not imposing infrastructure or vendor-tied solution to BSC Parties.

View P456 Report Phase Consultation

P456 Report Phase Consultation

Removing barriers in BSC Section E that would prevent Elexon updating BSC Agent contracts, therefore enabling BSC Agents to use Technology Services procured by Elexon. This should reduce costs for BSC Parties.

View Informal Consultation on the BSC changes needed to enable Elexon’s ownership change

Informal Consultation on the BSC changes needed to enable Elexon’s ownership change

Elexon were seeking views from industry on the proposed changes to the BSC to enable Elexon’s ownership change, as part of a process led by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and Ofgem. The purpose of this informal consultation was to confirm that the proposed changes to the BSC meet the policy intent, as published by DESNZ and Ofgem.

This consultation was running in tandem with an Ofgem consultation on new electricity supply and generation licence conditions to implement the new ownership arrangements for Elexon.

View P451 Assessment Procedure Consultation

P451 Assessment Procedure Consultation

P451 seeks to facilitate the implementation of NGESO’s new approach to Black Start, termed System Restoration. In doing so, it proposes to update all BSC references to “Black Start” to “System Restoration”, and enable contracted Restoration Service Providers who are non-BSC parties to claim BSC Black Start compensation.

View P460 Report Phase Consultation

P460 Report Phase Consultation

BSC Section C ‘BSCCo and its Subsidiaries’ states that BSCCo has a responsibility to propose, consult on and obtain approval for a MHHS Migration Plan. However, responsibility for Migration activities sits with the MHHS System Integration (SI) function. Therefore it would be a more efficient use of resource for the MHHSP to create, consult on and obtain approval for the migration plan. 

View P457 Report Phase Consultation

P457 Report Phase Consultation

BSC Section H ‘General’ sets out dispute resolution procedures that allows Market Participants to undertake arbitration pursuant to the arbitration rules of the Electricity Arbitration Association if required.  However, the EAA has not been used by a Market Participant since its inception in 1993 and does not provide good value for money for BSC Parties as monthly payments are required, irrespective of whether there are any disputes to consider.

View P458 Report Phase Consultation

P458 Report Phase Consultation

The purpose of this Modification is to address the need for personal information sharing in the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC), specifically in the context of the Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement (MHHS) testing. The current BSC General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and data protection provisions were not designed to allow the sharing of personal information, which has now become necessary for the planned MHHS testing.

View Issue 107: Consultation on Confirmation Notices

Issue 107: Consultation on Confirmation Notices

The Issue 107 Workgroup are seeking views from Trading Parties on its two preferred invoicing options.

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