BSC Changes impacting a NHH Data Collector

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This page shows which Modifications and Change Proposals have been identified as impacting a Non Half Hourly Data Collector. 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.

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P463 ‘Introduce a Standard Change Process’

To introduce a new change process – a ‘Standard Change’ process – into the BSC arrangements that would allow for certain, low risk, predictable and repeatable pre-authorised changes to be implemented without following the existing Change Proposal or Modification procedures.

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CP1592 ‘Upgrade of NHHDA and EAC/AA systems from Oracle 12c to version 19.21’

Upgrade NHHDA and EAC/AA systems to the latest available version of Oracle 19.21. 

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P432 ‘Half Hourly Settlement for CT Advanced Metering Systems’

This Modification proposes to align the BSC definition of an Advanced Meter with that in the Standard License Conditions (SLC) and to set explicit Half Hourly (HH) Settlement obligations for Current Transformer (CT) Advanced Meters ahead of the migration to Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS). 

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P456 ‘Enable Elexon to procure ancillary Technology Services for use by BSC Agents’

Removing barriers in BSC Section E that would prevent Elexon updating BSC Agent contracts, therefore enabling BSC Agents to use Technology Services procured by Elexon. This should reduce costs for BSC Parties.

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CP1577 ‘To clarify the sending of a D0151 is required for all COS NHH loss processes’

BSCP504 requires the outgoing supplier to send a D0151 to terminate their NHHDC appointment on Change of Supply. The positioning of clause 3.2.6.4(a) implies this is only required for non DCC serviced metering systems, whereas this should be a requirement for all metering systems. This CP amend BSCP504 to clarify that 3.2.6.4(a) applies to all Metering Systems.

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P427: Publication of Performance Assurance Parties’ impact on Settlement Risk

This Modification seeks to amend BSC Section Z to allow the Performance Assurance Board (PAB) to recommend that the Panel publish notices to industry in respect of Performance Assurance Parties’ (PAPs’) contribution to Settlement Risk along with relevant risk data.

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P434 ‘Half Hourly Settlement for UMS Metering Systems’

This Modification will require a period of mandatory Change of Measurement Class (CoMC) activity for all Non-Half Hourly (NHH) Unmetered Supplies (UMS) Metering Systems to complete before the Market Wide Half Hourly Settlement (MHHS) migration to the Target Operating Model (Milestone 11 (M11) in the MHHS Timetable). At the time of writing, this would need to complete by October 2024. It will also require all new UMS connections to be settled Half Hourly (HH) from 12 months prior to M11, currently October 2023.

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CP1560 ‘Demand Control Event Process Clarifications’

This CP seeks to clarify the processes that take place after a Demand Control Event by amending the relevant Code Subsidiary Documents to ensure clarity and consistency. 

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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. 

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CP1532 ‘Reduce Half Hourly Change of Supplier timelines to meet the Initial Settlement Run’

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P429 ‘Switching off Participant-Reported PARMS Serials’

P429 will permanently cease the operation of, and remove the obligations associated with, participant-reported Performance Assurance Reporting and Monitoring System (PARMS) Serials and associated Supplier Charges.

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CP1549 ‘Amendment of BSCP516 to clarify the criteria for Non-Domestic SVA Metering Systems’

CP1549 seeks to remove the text from BSCP516 ‘Allocation of Profile Classes and SSC’s for Non Half Hourly SVA Metering Systems Registered in SMRS’ that suggests a Change of Measurement Class from HH to NHH Profile Classes 3 or 4 is not possible so that it aligns with the correct interpretation of the rules set out in the BSC.

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CP1544 ‘BSCCo Approved EFR Representative sign-off required for any EFR plan following escalation’

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P423 ‘Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement (MHHS) Implementation and Governance Arrangements’

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CP1537 ‘Extending the Timescales for agreeing Technical Assurance of Performance Assurance Parties (TAPAP) Findings Reports’

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CP1542 ‘Transfer the obligation to visit de-energised sites annually from Data Collector to Supplier’

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CP1534 ‘Introduce Change of Supplier (CoS) – No Meter Process’

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CP1533 ‘Mandatory Sending of D0052 for DCC serviced SVA NHH Metering Systems’

CP1533 intends to update clause 3.2.6.50 in BSCP504 to remove instances of the word “new” in order to make it clear that D0052s shall be sent in all instances.

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CP1529 ‘Earlier initiation of Supplier Agreed Meter Readings process’

Earlier initiation of Supplier Agreed Meter Readings process
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