We monitor and respond to consultations if we think that an area of the electricity markets may be affected, where it may have an impact on the provisions in the BSC, on Elexon, or on our customers, or where clarification of the BSC provisions is of benefit to the consultation.

12 March 2025
Elexon’s responses to Consultation and Call for Evidence on Capacity Market Arrangements

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) consulted on proposed changes to the Capacity Market (CM) to modernise Capacity Market Rules and improve the participation and delivery assurance of consumer-led flexibility (via Demand Side Response mechanisms).

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17 February 2025
Elexon’s response to Ofgem’s consultation on the Forward Work Programme for 2025/2026

In this consultation, Ofgem asked for views on the key projects that it intends to focus on during the 2025/26 financial year.

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10 February 2025
Elexon’s response to Ofgem’s consultation on Market Facilitator policy framework

In this consultation, Ofgem asked for views on the Market Facilitator policy framework, covering the setting up of the market facilitator, its functions, deliverables and performance arrangements.   The consultation closed on 11 February 2025. A summary of our response In our response, we supported most of Ofgem’s proposals and provided a few recommendations, based on […]

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04 February 2025
Elexon’s response to Ofgem’s directions on Elexon as Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement implementation manager

Ofgem consulted on a proposed direction to be issued to Elexon in its role as Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) Implementation Manager. The proposed direction set our new requirements to report on the progress of MHHS implementation and the management of MHHS testing cohorts. The consultation closed on 30 January 2025. Elexon responded as the Implementation […]

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16 January 2025
Elexon’s response to Ofgem’s consultation on ED3 Framework

In this consultation, Ofgem asked for views on the framework for the next electricity distribution price control, starting in April 2028.   The consultation closed on 16 January 2025. Elexon’s view We are generally supportive of Ofgem’s proposals for networks for net zero and smarter networks, agreeing with the reasoning behind them. Strategic messaging While we […]

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UK heat pumps
05 December 2024
Elexon’s response to Ofgem’s consultation on innovation in the energy retail market

Ofgem asked for views on what the barriers and enablers are for the innovation needed in retail markets to support the Clean Power 2030 and Net Zero 2050 goals. Ofgem asked for feedback on which areas should be prioritised, and whether it could amend existing rules to improve routes to market for innovators. The consultation […]

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Archived consultation responses

2020

16 January 2020 – Elexon’s response: ESO’s consultation on NCER amended proposals for market suspension (PDF)

24 January 2020 – Elexon’s response to BEIS consultation on Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014 Proposed Amendments (PDF)

24 January 2020 – Elexon’s response to Ofgem’s consultation on the Retail Energy Code Technical Specification (PDF)

27 February 2020 – Response to Electralink’s consultation on DCP350 (PDF)

17 March 2020 – Response to the ENA’s consultation on the Open Networks Project 2020 Workplan (PDF)

29 March 2020 – Response to ACER’s consultation on harmonising imbalance settlement (PDF)

13 April 2020 – Response to Code consultation on Engineering Recommendation (EREC) P24 Issue 2 – AC supplies to railway systems (PDF)

05 May 2020 – Response to NGESO consultation on Modification GC0143: ‘Last resort disconnection of Embedded Generation’ (PDF)

29 May 2020 – Response to Electralink’s consultation on Flexr (PDF)

01 June 2020 – Response to consultation on Heat Networks: Building a Market Framework (PDF)

31 July 2020 – Response to OLEV’s consultation on ending the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans (PDF)

26 August 2020 – Elexon’s response to National Grid’s Consultation on the Second Balancing Services Charges Task Force Interim Report (PDF)

14 September 2020 – Elexon’s response to Ofgem’s MHHS Draft Impact Assessment (PDF)

25 September 2020 – Elexon’s Response to the ENA’s consultation on the Open Networks Flexibility Services Workstream (PDF)

16 November 2020 – Elexon’s response to Ofgem’s proposal for Version 1.1 of the Retail Energy Code (PDF)

25 November 2020 – Elexon’s response to BEIS’ consultation on International Regulatory Cooperation (PDF)

 

Selected consultations by organisation

The archived responses below are organised based by the organisation who published the initial consultation or review. If there is an archived Elexon consultation you cannot find, please email [email protected].

National Grid

BEIS

Ofgem

Other