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Podcast: CP1527 ‘Increasing data storage capacity for Settlement Outstations’
COVID-19: Estimation derogations to continue until further notice
Supplier estimation derogations will continue until further notice. The derogations will be reviewed at April’s Performance Assurance Board (PAB) meeting, taking into consideration feedback from the industry.
Holiday CALF values (Spring 2021 BSC Season) deadline: 15 February 2021
If you are a Lead Party of a non-Credit Qualifying Balancing Mechanism (BM) Unit you can appeal against an assigned Credit Assessment Load Factor (CALF) values and Holiday CALF values.
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.
Changes to BSC Performance Standards for Meter Systems in Measurement Classes F and G
Performance Standards for Half Hourly (HH) Metering Systems in Measurement Classes (MC) F and G will increase from 90% of energy settling on actual data at the First Reconciliation Run (R1) to 99% on 1 January 2020.
Wind generation output in December was the highest all year
There is more evidence of the move to a lower carbon electricity system in our latest BSC Operations Headline Report for December 2019 which showed that wind generation produced a monthly total of 5,613 gigawatt hours (GWh) for the GB Market. This was the largest monthly total for wind in 2019.
Credit Assessment Price review outcome January 2020
Join the Suppliers Charges Review Workshop
We are looking for volunteers to join the Supplier Charges Review Workshop on January 28 2020. Attendees will discuss whether the Supplier Charges technique needs to be amended.
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.
The future of open data at Elexon
There is no doubt that data, combined with use of new technology, will play a huge part in helping to transform the energy markets. It opens up so many new possibilities for both consumers and energy companies.