CP1541 ‘Use of D0004 in BSCP502’

CP1541 was implemented on 4 November 2021 as part of the November 2021 BSC Release.

The CP1541 Assessment Report was presented to the SVG at its meeting on 4 May 2021. CP1541 was approved for implementation 4 November 2021.

CP1541 was issued for Industry Consultation on Monday 8 March 2021 with responses requested by 5:00pm Tuesday 6 April 2021. 

In total eight consultation responses were received from a variety of BSC Parties and Non-Parties, including Suppliers and Supplier Agents.

Seven respondents agreed with the CP1541 Solution, with one Supplier Agent disagreeing, although stating they understood the logic behind the change felt the current informal process was sufficient.

Following comments from 2 Supplier Agents we intend to change the proposed redlining to make the solution clearer – more detail can be found in the CP1541 Consultation Responses document attached below.

The CP Progression Paper was presented to SVG on 2 March 2021.  SVG provided no additional comments and unanimously agreed to progress the CP to the Consultation phase.

CP1541 was raised by Centrica on 22 February 2021.

Why Change?

There is currently no prescribed mechanism for Half Hourly Data Collectors (HHDCs) to inform a Supplier, via a dataflow, if they have been unable to manually retrieve consumption data where a Site Visit has been arranged.  This process currently relies on bilateral discussions between HHDCs and Suppliers rather than a consistent Industry process.

Without receipt of a D0004, Suppliers can be reliant on informal methods of communication to understand the results of a Site Visit, or an assumption the Site Visit has been unsuccessful. The additional information on a D0004, via Site Visit Check Codes (SVCCs), can help to provide assistance to ensure HH data can be retrieved in future.