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Implementation of Modification P403
Modification P403 ‘BSC Arrangements in the event that the TERRE Market is suspended by National Grid ESO’ will be implemented on 28 May 2020.
Project MARI Workgroups begin next week
Next week Elexon and National Grid ESO will begin the first Workgroups to develop changes to the Balancing and Settlement Code and the Grid Code to support Project MARI – a new European platform for providing balancing services.
COVID-19: End to BSC derogations and suspensions
The Performance Assurance Board (PAB) has agreed an approach and timescales for ending the derogations from BSC rules and resuming Performance Assurance Techniques, which have supported BSC Parties in managing the impact of COVID 19.
Interconnectors exempted from Funding Share BSC Charges
Given the approval of BSC Modification P396 by Ofgem in March 2020, from 1 December all BSC Trading Parties that are not Interconnectors will have to pay the BSC Funding Share costs that were previously attributed to Interconnectors.
BSC Parties receive £1.5m in savings from Elexon
BSC Trading Parties will be given £1.5m through a reduction in Elexon’s billing over the coming months. This has been driven by a number of cost efficiencies and savings made by the company.
UMS MPANs with 100kW demand to be migrated
Unmetered Supplies (UMS) Metering Point Administration Numbers (MPANs) with a maximum demand over 100kW must be migrated to Half-Hourly (HH) settlement; the proposed deadline for this migration is 1 April 2021.
COVID-19: Submitting estimates during lockdown
See updates regarding estimation derogations during COVID-19.
COVID-19: Consumption estimation derogations update
See updates regarding estimation derogations during COVID-19.
COVID-19: Estimation derogations ending on 31 December 2020
See updates regarding estimation derogations during COVID-19.
COVID-19: Possible estimation derogation changes after lockdown announced
See updates regarding estimation derogations during COVID-19.