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An update on CP1589 ‘Change the number of characters used to specify Market Participant Role Codes in MDD’
CP1589 ‘Change the number of characters used to specify Market Participant Role Codes in the Market Domain Data’ will now go for decision following the Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) decision for Change Request (CR) CR041 ‘Change the format of Market Participant Role Code from Char(1) to Char(2)’.
CR041 was issued for impact assessment on 10 January 2024 and will close on 24 January 2024.
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.
Changes to BSC Parties and Qualified Persons: January 2024
This page lists changes to the status of Balancing and Settlement (BSC) Parties and Qualified Persons in January. It includes information on any new qualifications and registrations, new market participants, withdrawals and defaults.
Tell us your views on our 2024/25 business plan
Source: Elexon Corporate WebsiteEnhancing our customer enquiry processes using Elexon Support
In our recent customer feedback survey, a number of customers expressed the need for a more efficient and streamlined process to submit and track enquiries and concerns related to the BSC and its services.
We’ve taken this feedback on board and have been working on an enquiry management tool called Elexon Support. Elexon Support will provide you with a centralised platform to easily manage your interactions with us.
2024/2025 Estimated Transmission Losses Adjustment values published
Following the implementation of Modification P350 on 1 April 2018, Estimated Transmission Losses Adjustment (ETLMO) values have been calculated for each season across the 2024/25 BSC Year. The Imbalance Settlement Group approved the revised Estimated Transmission Losses Adjustment (ETLMO) values for use from 1 April 2024 at its December 2023 meeting.
Elexon’s views on the Market Facilitator role
Source: Elexon Corporate WebsiteImpact of MHHS Programme Change Freeze on BSC Changes
The Market Wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) Programme has implemented a Programme Change Freeze. This means that any BSC Changes that require changes to the MHHS design or MHHS code drafting (via a MHHS Change Request) are likely to have their implementation postponed.
Code Drafting in preparation for Market-Wide Half Hourly Settlement (MHHS)
A significant amount of work is being done by Elexon and the Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement Programme (MHHSP) to make changes to BSC documents (or to develop new documents) in preparation for MHHS.
Credit Assessment Load Factor values for spring 2024 BSC Season: 1 February appeal deadline
The Credit Assessment Load Factor (CALF) values for the spring 2024 BSC Season, which runs from 1 March 2024 to 31 May 2024, are available from the Credit/Credit Alerting section under the Financial and Credit menu on the ELEXON Portal.
If you are the Lead Party of a non-Credit Qualifying BMU, you can appeal an assigned CALF value if you believe it does not accurately represent your expected activity.
Changes to BSC Parties and Qualified Persons: December 2023
This page lists changes to the status of Balancing and Settlement (BSC) Parties and Qualified Persons in December. It includes information on any new qualifications and registrations, new market participants, withdrawals and defaults.
Reduction of UMS MEM Error threshold from 2024 Quarter 1
The Unmetered Supplies (UMS) Material Error Monitoring (MEM) threshold will reduce from 10,000MWh to 7,000MWh, effective from the Quarter 1 2024 reporting window.
MHHS Qualification Plan presented to Suppliers and Supplier Agent representatives
Code Bodies presented the MHHS Qualification Plan to Suppliers and Supplier Agent representatives in an extraordinary Qualification Working Group (QWG) meeting on Monday 27 November.
The Qualification Plan provided the current position for Supplier and Supplier Agent Qualification alongside the Qualification Approach & Plan (QAP) and the Qualification Assessment Document (QAD) timelines.
New BSC Service Status Dashboard
We have launched the new BSC Service Status Dashboard today (20 November) so that Parties can see an up to the minute view of whether there are any issues with the BSC services that we provide.
2024 dates for Elexon’s Introduction to the Energy Market seminar released
We have released three new dates for our Introduction to the Energy Market seminars in 2024. Find out more below and sign up to attend.
Submission of Generation and Demand Capacity (GC/DC) for the Winter 2023 BSC Season
The Winter BSC Season begins on Friday 1 December 2023. The deadline for submitting your GC and DC values for the Summer BSC Season is Thursday 16 November 2023.
Even if the values are identical to the last BSC Season you need to submit values for the new Season.
Elexon assurance of legacy Suppliers and agents during the transition to MHHS
The MHHS Programme is introducing changes for legacy Suppliers and agents to support the Migration of Metering System Identifiers (MSIDs) from legacy arrangements to MHHS. Reverse migration can take place during the migration period (from March 2025 onwards) where a customer has switched to a Supplier that is not yet MHHS Qualified.
BSC Insight: How to get more detailed metered volume data from our Insights Solution
Through the electricity Settlement process Elexon obtains metered volume data which shows the generation and demand volumes of electricity for each Balancing Mechanism Unit (BMU) on the system and whether this is an estimated or actual value. This data is included in our SAA-I014 report which covers all Settlement activity for every half hour, each day and it is easily accessible on our wholesale market data service the Insights Solution.
Changes to BSC Parties and Qualified Persons: November 2023
This page lists changes to the status of Balancing and Settlement (BSC) Parties and Qualified Persons in November. It includes information on any new qualifications and registrations, new market participants, withdrawals and defaults.
Maximum Export Limit data on BMRS and Insights Solution
Following the issues mentioned in Elexon Circular EL03922 we have recently deployed a fix that addresses the issue with processing of large volume of Maximum Export Limit (MEL) data on our Balancing Mechanism Reporting Service (BMRS).