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The Standard June 2023 Release was implemented
On 29 June 2023 the Standard June 2023 Release was implemented.
Highest number of BSC changes implemented in one year since 2009
Source: Elexon Corporate WebsiteChanges to BSC Parties and Qualified Persons: July 2023
This page lists changes to the status of Balancing and Settlement (BSC) Parties and Qualified Persons in July. It includes information on any new qualifications and registrations, new market participants, withdrawals and defaults.
New and improved REMIT portal live on the Insights Solution
Elexon has built a new and improved portal for publishing Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT) disclosures by the industry.
Understanding Applicable Balancing Services Volume Data for Secondary BM Units
This article explains how Applicable Balancing Services Volume Data (ABSVD) is treated in Settlement for Secondary Balancing Mechanism (BM) Units. We are publishing this following a question from a VLP around why an Imbalance Charge was not calculated for them after National Grid ESO (NGESO) submitted ABSVD values for their Secondary BM Units.
Join our implementation working group on changes to UMS Metering Systems
Modification P434 ‘Half Hourly Settlement for UMS Metering Systems’ was implemented on 14 December 2022 as a special BSC Release. This Modification will require a period of mandatory Change of Measurement Class for NHH UMS Metering Systems.
Where are Great Britain’s Radio Teleswitch System meters and who uses them?
This is the second in our series of articles that provide statistics and information on Radio Teleswitch System (RTS) meters. Since April 2020 the costs for the RTS service have been recovered through the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC) charging arrangements.
Join the P434 Implementation Working Group
We’re looking for members to join our P434 Implementation Working Group, created to support Parties impacted by Modification P434 ‘Half Hourly Settlement for UMS Metering Systems’.
Approval of CP1574. CP1575 and CP1576 for implementation on 2 November 2023
On 6 June 2023 the Supplier Volume Allocation Group (SVG) approved CP1574 ‘Improving the use of the D0215 data flow in the relevant industry processes‘ and the Imbalance Settlement Group (ISG) approved CP1575 ‘Permitting the use of busbar voltage transformers within metering Codes of Practice 1 and 2’ for implementation on 2 November 2023 as part of the standard November 2023 BSC Release.
On 8 June 2023 the BSC Panel approved CP1576 ‘New Interconnector Fuel Type Category: Viking Link’ for implementation on 2 November 2023 as part of the standard November 2023 BSC Release.
The BSC has become gender neutral
We corrected 315 instances where masculine pronouns or terms are used, such as “Chairman”, “he”, “his” and “him” of the BSC and 198 cases of gendered pronouns across 39 Code Subsidiary Documents (CSDs).