Glossary

P395 ‘Aligning BSC Reporting with EMR Regulations – an enduring solution’

P395 seeks to introduce new and amended processes so that the BM Unit Gross Demand Report to the EMR Settlement limited (EMRS) only includes electricity ‘supplied’ to premises by Suppliers. 

Formal title: Aligning BSC Reporting with EMR Regulations - an enduring solution

Current Status

Submission
Initial Written Assessment
Assessment Procedure
Report Phase
With Authority
Awaiting Implementation
Implemented

Summary

Currently the BM Unit Gross Demand Report attributes to Suppliers electricity they have provided to generators (including storage facilities) operated by Generation Licensees, which falls outside the definition of ‘supply’ in the Electricity Act 1989.

P395 proposes to amend BSC systems and processes so that the SAA-I042 ‘BM Unit Gross Demand Report’ only includes electricity ‘supplied’ to premises by licensed Suppliers, and therefore excludes electricity imported by Generators operated by a licensee for generation activities (i.e. those activities authorised by their generation licence to carry on).

Implementation video and FAQs

We hosted a webinar on 21 September 2023 to explain the changes to this Modification and have published a  recording of the event along with some FAQs that may be of interest. The video gives details of the BSC change which is set for implementation on 2 November as part of the November 2023 release.

Progression

P395 was implemented on 2 November 2023.

Centrica raised P395 on 7 November 2019. The Panel considered the IWA on 14 November 2019 and agreed to advance the Modification to the Assessment Procedure. The first meeting of the P395 Workgroup was held on 19 February 2020, with the Workgroup and Proposer agreeing with Elexon’s interpretation of ToR A) ‘Which imports should be chargeable?’ The Workgroup noted that answering the P395 problem satisfactorily will involve consideration of scalability, practicality and cost to ensure that the solution is truly enduring, consistent with regulations and scalable to domestic level. 

The first meeting of the P395 Workgroup was held on 19 February 2020, with the Workgroup and Proposer agreeing with Elexon’s interpretation of ToR A) ‘Which imports should be chargeable?’ The Workgroup noted that answering the P395 problem satisfactorily will involve consideration of scalability, practicality and cost to ensure that the solution is truly enduring, consistent with regulations and scalable to domestic level.

The second P395 Workgroup was held on 4 December 2020, where the Workgroup considered draft Business Requirements and a potential new merit order approach to allocation of electricity flows.

The third meeting was held on 25 February 2021, where the group discussed comments raised on the Business Requirements and considered a solution expansion to address risk identified by EMRS.

The fourth meeting was held on 24 May 2021 where the group continued to finalise the solution and consider updated business requirements needed to deliver the P395 solution.

The fifth meeting was held on 1 October 2021, where the group agreed to align the P395 declarations process with that of P419.

The sixth meeting was held on 25 February 2022, where the Workgroup agreed the solution for consultation and agreed that P395 is stronger against BSC Objective (f) and should be approved.

The P395 Assessment Consultation was issued on 2 March 2022 and closed on 22 March 2022.

The P395 Assessment Report was presented to the BSC Panel on 14 April 2022, the Panel agreed an initial view that P395 should be approved and noted impact on the EBGL objectives.

The P395 Report Phase Consultation was issued for one calendar month, due to EBGL impacts, from 19 April 2022 to 19 May 2022.

The P395 Draft Modification Report was presented to the Panel at its meeting on 9 June 2022. The Panel voted unanimously to approve P395.

The P395 Final Modification Report was submitted to the Authority for decision on 13 June 2022.

On 6 October 2022 the Authority approved P395 for implementation on 2 November 2023 (November 2023 BSC Release).

Next Events

P395 has been approved and will be implemented as part of the November 2023 BSC Release.

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