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Elexon administers new discount scheme for PPM standing charges
This month (October 2023) Elexon has begun to administer a new support scheme to benefit electricity prepayment meter (PPM) customers this winter by discounting their daily standing charges. Xoserve (a gas industry code manager) will be administering the equivalent scheme for gas PPMs.
Maximum Export Limit data on BMRS and Insights Solution
Following the issues mentioned in Elexon Circular EL03922 we have recently deployed a fix that addresses the issue with processing of large volume of Maximum Export Limit (MEL) data on our Balancing Mechanism Reporting Service (BMRS).
Consultation on Metering Dispensation D/565 for non-compliant Metering Equipment
Elexon Ltd (Elexon) has raised a generic Metering Dispensation (D/565) on behalf of SMS PLC (SMS). If the BSC Panel approves a generic Metering Dispensation, it allows non-compliant Metering Equipment (or Metering Equipment that has not been approved under BSCP601 – a requirement of CoPs 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 and 11) to be installed and registered in any Settlement Metering System, subject to any conditions the BSC Panel agrees.
Volume Notification on ‘Long’ Clock Change Day: Sunday 29 October 2023
UK time changes on Sunday 29 October 2023 from British Summer Time (BST) to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/ Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) at 02:00 (BST). This will result in a ‘long’ day as the clocks go back an hour.
Consultation: increasing CAP to £130 from 3 November 2023
This page gives details of a consultation on increasing the Credit Assessment Price (CAP) to £130 from 3 November 2023. This two-day consultation will close at 17:00 on 19 October 2023.
Elexon welcomes Devrim Celal to the Board as a new industry Non-Executive Director
Source: Elexon corporate websiteElexon has appointed Devrim Celal to the Elexon Board. Devrim, who takes up his post from 1 November 2023, replaces Claire Duffy who is retiring from the Board.
The BSC requires the Elexon Board to be comprised mainly of Non-Executive Directors who have electricity industry experience and at least two Non-Executive Directors who must be from outside the industry.
The Elexon Board will now comprise Sara Vaughan Chair, Peter Stanley Elexon CEO along with our three industry Non-Executive Directors David Titterton, Ian Graves and Devrim Celal and our two non-industry Non-Executive Directors Tim Fitzpatrick and Anne Heal.
Virtual Lead Parties to offer services in the wholesale electricity market
Ofgem has today (6 October 2023) approved Balancing and Settlement Code Modification P415 ‘Facilitating access to wholesale markets for flexibility dispatched by Virtual Lead Parties’.
Market Index Definition Statement Review 2023
The Market Index Definition Statement (MIDS) is annually reviewed by the BSCCo. on behalf of the BSC Panel, to ensure that the Market Index Price is providing a reasonable reflection of the price of wholesale electricity in the short term market.
New service standards for Insights Solution users
Elexon is consulting on removing a requirement in the Balancing and Settlement Code to continue provision of a High Grade telecommunications line so that Parties can receive instant updates from the Balancing Mechanism Reporting Service (BMRS).
Consultation: increasing CAP to £105 from 18 October 2023
This page gives details of a consultation on increasing the Credit Assessment Price (CAP) to £105 from 18 October 2023. This two-day consultation will close at 17:00 on 3 October 2023.