BSC Changes impacting a Licensed Distribution Systems Operator
This page shows which Modifications and Change Proposals have been identified as impacting a Licensed Distribution Systems Operator. Please note that the assessment of where impacts may affect certain roles within the electricity market may be amended during the course of the Change process.
P405: Allow notices via email where currently prohibited
P405 will allow notices that the BSC currently requires to be sent by post or fax to be sent by email.
P379 ‘Multiple Suppliers through Meter Splitting’
P413 ‘Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement Programme Manager’
CP1530 ‘Introduction of a formalised process for the validation of measurement transformer ratios by Elexon’
CP1539 ‘Inclusion of LCCC as an Affected party in Metering Dispensation applications’
P420 ‘Retail Code Consolidation Significant Code Review’
CP1537 ‘Extending the Timescales for agreeing Technical Assurance of Performance Assurance Parties (TAPAP) Findings Reports’
P423 ‘Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement (MHHS) Implementation and Governance Arrangements’
P424 ‘Re-insert correct definition of Settlement Error’
CP1547 ‘Clarification on Site Specific LLF Calculation Process for Embedded LDSOs’
CP1547 seeks to provide clarity for Embedded LDSOs that choose to calculate Site Specific Line Loss Factors rather than Mirroring, through updates to BSCP128.
P416 Introducing a route of appeal for the Annual Budget in line with the proposals for the Retail Energy Code
P416 seeks to amend the BSC to include an appeals mechanism that BSC Parties could use to challenge items in the Annual Budget.
P402 ‘Enabling reform of residual network charging as directed by the Targeted Charging Review’
Following the conclusion of its Targeted Charging Review Significant Code Review , Ofgem directed National Grid and certain LDSOs to make changes to how residual revenues are recovered through Distribution Use of System (DUoS) and Transmission Network Use of System (TNUoS) demand charges.
CP1550: Updates to monitoring of voltage failure alarms requirements
This Change Proposal looks to simplify the management of phase failures and update the requirements of voltage failure alarms.
CP1553: Meters and Current Transformers minimum accuracy classes
This Change proposal looks to tighten the requirements for Meters and Current Transformers in the Code of Practice.
CP1554 ‘Future proofing the measurement transformer standards’
CP1554 looks to future proof the measurement transformer standards in Code of Practices 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10
P436 ‘Consequential BSC changes for Switching SCR (REC 3.0)’
Ofgem’s Switching Significant Code Review (SCR) will introduce the new Central Switching Service (CSS) and version 3.0 of the Retail Energy Code (REC 3.0). P436 progresses the consequential BSC changes needed to align with REC 3.0.
P438 ‘Amending the BSC to address sanction orders’
This Modification would allow Elexon to seamlessly give effect to sanctions orders.
CP1559 ‘Complex Sites Process Improvements’
This Change Proposal will deliver improvements to the Complex Sites process.
CP1555 ‘Consumption data for Measurement Classes G and F’
This CP proposes to update the requirements in BSCP502 to require HHDCs to send D0036 or D0275 for non-Data Communications Company (DCC) enrolled Metering Systems and/or D0380 for DCC enrolled Metering Systems to Licenced Distribution System Operators (LDSOs).
P445 ‘Improving efficiency of Default Funding Share process and Energy Supply Company Administration’
This Modification seeks to allow the Funds Administration Agent (FAA) to process a Default Funding Share for unpaid Trading Charges earlier to reduce the cost of the borrowing facility and reduce the risk of shortfall. The Modification will also allow the Panel to instruct the FAA to release Trading Charges where the default relates to an Energy Supply Company Administration (ESCA).