BSC Changes impacting a Non-Physical Trader
This page shows which Modifications and Change Proposals have been identified as impacting a Non-Physical Trader. 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.
P417 ‘Move the Letter of Credit templates and Approved Insurance Product requirements to the BSC Website’
P413 ‘Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement Programme Manager’
P424 ‘Re-insert correct definition of Settlement Error’
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.
P410 ‘Changing imbalance price calculations to comply with the Imbalance Settlement Harmonisation regulations’
P410 sought to introduce changes to the imbalance price calculations to ensure BSC compliance with the European Imbalance Settlement Harmonisation regulations.
P438 ‘Amending the BSC to address sanction orders’
This Modification would allow Elexon to seamlessly give effect to sanctions orders.
P440 ‘Enabling Elexon to administer the Capacity Market Advisory Group’
The BSC does not currently allow Elexon to undertake administrative activities that would support the Capacity Market Advisory Group (CMAG). This does not align to Ofgem’s decision to appoint Elexon to undertake the CMAG administrative activities on its behalf.
P426 ‘Combining related BSC Parties’ Energy Indebtedness positions for the Credit Cover Percentage calculation’
This Modification proposes to remove inefficiencies with the Credit Cover calculation by allowing related BSC Parties to combine their Energy Indebtedness prior to calculating the Credit Cover Percentage.
P443 ‘To Cap NGESO Interconnector Trades’
At the current time National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) can trade at prices above the Value of Lost Load (VoLL – defined in the BSC Section T 1.12). This adds to customers’ costs and sends a signal to the markets that customers are willing to buy power at any price. In a cost of living crisis the Proposer does not believe that the British public are prepared to buy energy at any price.