Site-map

This is an outline structure, or site-map, of the BSC website and will enable customers to understand the general information architecture of the site. However, it does not go down to the lower, detailed levels of the website but does present the higher navigation paths that can be used to access the detailed pages.

Pages

• A-Z Index
  • Elexon Support
• About the BSC change and releases process

  Change Team
  [email protected]

  • BSC Change Forum
    • BSC Change Forum meeting
    • BSC Change Forum meeting sign-up form
  • BSC Insights: How we can streamline the Modification Process
    • Elexon Support
  • Change Consultations
    • Elexon Support
  • Change identified by role
    • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes identified as having no impact
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting a CVA Meter Operator Agent
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting a Data Transfer Service Provider
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting a Generator
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting a HH Data Aggregators
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting a HH Data Collector
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting a Licensed Distribution Systems Operator
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting a License Exemptable Generators
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting an Energy Contract Volume Notification Agent
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting a NHH Data Collector
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting an Interconnector Error Administrators
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting an Interconnector User
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting a Non-Physical Trader
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting a Supplier
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting a Supplier Meter Registration Agent
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting a SVA HH Data Operator
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting a SVA HH Meter Operator
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting a SVA HH Meter Operator Agent
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting a SVA Meter Operator Agent
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting a SVA NHH Meter Operator Agent
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting a Virtual Lead Party
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting Interconnector Administrators
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting Meter Administrators
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting Metered Volume Reallocation Notification Agent
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting NHH Data Aggregators
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting SVA NHH Data Collectors
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting the National Electricity Transmission System Operator
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting the Transmission Company
      • BSC Change team
    • BSC Changes impacting Unmetered Supplies Operators
      • BSC Change team
  • Change Proposals
    • BSC Change team
    • Change Proposal Circulars
      • BSC Change team
    • Change Proposal Consultation Impact Assessment Timetable
    • Change Proposals (Draft Change Proposals)
      • BSC Change team
  • Change Releases
    • Elexon Support
    • Change Release Circulars

      [email protected]

    • Documents Awaiting Change Implementation

      [email protected] 

    • Implementation Guidance for P272: Mandatory Half Hourly Settlement for Profile Classes 5-8
      • Elexon Support
    • Implementation Guidance for P350: Introduction of a seasonal Zonal Transmission Losses scheme
      • Elexon Support
    • Releases and implementing Change

      [email protected]

    • Wider Access and TERRE Implementation Guidance

      [email protected]

  • Change Report and Change Register
    • BSC Change team
  • Contact the BSC Change team
  • Government and Ofgem directions to the Code
    • BSC Change team
  • Issues
    • BSC Change team
  • Modifications
    • BSC Change team
    • Modification and Issue Workgroups
      • BSC Change team
      • Modification and Issue workgroup sign-up
        • BSC Change team
  • Potential BSC changes awaiting initial consideration
    • BSC Change team
  • Raising a BSC Change as a BSC Party
    • BSC Change team
  • Raising a BSC Change as a Non-BSC Party
    • BSC Change team
  • Training Videos on the BSC Change Process
    • BSC Change team
• BSC & Codes
  • Elexon Support
  • Alpha Codes of Practice
    • Elexon Support
  • Balancing & Settlement Code
    • Elexon Support
    • BSC - Consolidated and Legal versions
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Sections
      • Elexon Support
  • BSC Baseline Statement

    [email protected]

  • BSC Related Documents
    • Elexon Support
    • BSC Procedures (BSCPs)
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Sandbox Procedure
      • Elexon Support
    • Business Definition Documents
      • Elexon Support
    • Codes of Practice
      • Elexon Support
    • Interface Definition Documents
      • Elexon Support
    • Loss of Load Probability Calculation Statement (See 'Other Documents: Category 3')
      • Elexon Support
    • Other Documents: Category 3
      • Elexon Support
      • Code Subsidiary Documents Architectural Principles
        • Elexon Support
      • Demand Capacity Generation Capacity Review Determination
        • Elexon Support
      • Demand Disconnection Event Threshold Rules
        • Elexon Support
      • Limit SVA Connection for SMRS Registered Primary BM Units Where Plant and/or Apparatus is Registered in another (CVA) Primary BM Unit
        • Elexon Support
      • Loss of Load Probability Calculation Statement
        • Elexon Support
      • Market Index Definition Statement for Market Index Data Provider(s)
        • Elexon Support
      • Process for Requesting BSC Data
        • Elexon Support
      • Self Assessment Document (SAD): Qualification Process for SVA Parties, SVA Party Agents and CVA MOA
        • Elexon Support
    • Party Service Line
      • Elexon Support
    • Replacement Reserve Schedule Methodology
      • Elexon Support
    • Service Descriptions
      • Elexon Support
    • User Requirement Specifications
      • Elexon Support
  • Code Administration Code of Practice (CACoP)
    • Elexon Support
    • CACoP Central Modifications Register
      • BSC Change team
  • Codes of Practice: Settlement Agreement for Scotland
    • Elexon Support
  • Codes of Practice Compliance and Protocol Approvals
    • Elexon Support
  • Derogations from the BSC using the BSC Sandbox
    • Elexon Support
  • Digitalisation of the BSC project

    [email protected]

    • Digital Code ongoing development and planning

      [email protected]

  • EU legislation directly impacting on the BSC
    • Elexon Support
    • European Network Codes Implementation Plan
      • Elexon Support
  • Guidance Notes
    • Elexon Support
  • Simple Guides
    • Elexon Support
• Committees & Groups
  • Elexon Support
  • Balancing Mechanism Reporting Service Change Board (BCB)
    • Balancing Mechanism Reporting Service Change Board (BCB) Membership
  • BSC insights: The BSC Panel, a template for panel constitution?
    • Elexon Support
  • BSC Panel
    • BSC Panel Elections
    • BSC Panel Meetings
    • BSC Panel Membership
  • Credit Committee
    • Credit Committee Meetings
    • Credit Committee Membership
  • External groups
    • Elexon Support
  • Imbalance Settlement Group (ISG)
    • Imbalance Settlement Group (ISG) Meetings
    • Imbalance Settlement Group (ISG) Membership
  • Industry Working Groups
    • Elexon Support
  • Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement (MHHS) Working Groups

    AWG 
    [email protected]

    CCDG 
    [email protected]

  • P434 Implementation Working Group
    • P434 Implementation Working Group FAQs
    • P434 Implementation Working Group Meetings
    • P434 Implementation Working Group Membership
  • Performance Assurance Board (PAB)
    • Performance Assurance Board Meetings
    • Performance Assurance Board Membership
  • Q8 Committee
    • Q8 Committee Membership
  • Submitting Expenses
    • Elexon Support
  • Supplier Volume Allocation Group (SVG)
    • Supplier Volume Allocation Group (SVG) Meetings
    • Supplier Volume Allocation Group (SVG) Membership
  • Technical Assurance of Metering Expert Group (TAMEG)
    • Technical Assurance of Metering Expert Group (TAMEG) Meetings
    • Technical Assurance of Metering Expert Group (TAMEG) Membership
  • Trading Disputes Committee (TDC)
    • Trading Disputes Committee (TDC) Meetings
    • Trading Disputes Committee (TDC) Membership
  • Volunteering for Groups and Committees
• Consultation response form for Issue 107
  • BSC Change
• Cookie policy
  • Elexon Support
• Electricity industry Data Insights and Analysis
  • Elexon Support
  • Balancing Mechanism Reporting Service (BMRS)
    • Elexon Support
    • Copyright: Licence to use BMRS APIs
      • Elexon Support
    • Copyright: Licence to use BMRS open data
      • Elexon Support
  • BSC Operations Headline Reports (archive only)
    • Elexon Support
  • Gross Supplier Market Share Data reports
    • Elexon Support
  • Insights Solution project
    • [email protected]
    • Insights Solution ongoing development and planning
      • [email protected]
    • Using the Insights Solution website
      • Elexon Support
  • Key data reports
    • Elexon Support
    • Data flows available from BSC Systems
      • Elexon Support
  • Market Domain Data

    MDD Co-ordinator
    [email protected]

    • Market Domain Data (MDD) Circulars

      MDD Coordinator 
      [email protected]

    • Market Domain Data Release Schedule

      MDD Co-ordinator
      [email protected]

    • MDD changes initiated by Ofgem Review

      MDD Coordinator
      [email protected]

      Line Loss Factors Coordinator
      [email protected]

    • Targeted Charging Review Implementation: FAQs and guidance

      MDD Co-ordinator
      [email protected]

    • Training on Market Domain Data
      • Elexon Support
  • Open Data Requests
    • Elexon Support
    • BSC Open Data Licence
      • Elexon Support
  • Open Settlement Data
    • Elexon Support
  • Peer Comparison Graphs
    • Elexon Support
  • SEAE and GUEE reports (archive only)
    • Elexon Support
  • Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) Availability Window
    • Elexon Support
  • Smart Meter Technical Detail Report (archive only)
    • Elexon Support
  • System Prices Analysis Report
    • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: 1 November 2018 changes to the System Price Calculation
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: How tagging changes the System Price
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: Impact of temperature on System Prices
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: Negative short System Price on 18 September 2018
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: Replacement Price setting the Imbalance Price
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: System Prices from 2001 to 2016
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: System Prices in 2018
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: What’s the impact of changing DMAT and CADL?
      • Elexon Support
    • System Price Analysis for PAR and VoLL changes in 2018
      • Elexon Support
    • System Price Analysis Report archive
      • Elexon Support
  • Trading Operations Report
    • Elexon Support
    • Balancing Services data from the Trading Operations Report
      • Elexon Support
    • Cash Flows data from the Trading Operations Report
      • Elexon Support
    • Credit data from the Trading Operations Report
      • Elexon Support
    • Energy Settled on Metered data from the Trading Operations Report
      • Elexon Support
    • Generation and Demand data from the Trading Operations Report
      • Elexon Support
    • GSP Group Correction Factors data from the Trading Operations Report
      • Elexon Support
    • Imbalance Volumes data from the Trading Operations Report
      • Elexon Support
    • Metering data from the Trading Operations Report
      • Elexon Support
    • SVA Storage Facility data from the Trading Operations Report
      • Elexon Support
    • System Performance data from the Trading Operations Report
      • Elexon Support
    • Transmission Losses data from the Trading Operations Report
      • Elexon Support
• Electricity industry explained
  • Elexon Support
  • About the BSC
    • Elexon Support
  • BSC explained
    • Elexon Support
  • BSC Insight articles
    • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: How flexibility markets could help trade in unused electricity and spare network capacity
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights about Code Governance and reforms
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights about Customer service
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights about Imbalance and Settlement
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights about Managing the BSC
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights about Supporting changes in the energy system
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights about System Prices
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights about The electricity market
      • Elexon Support
  • BSC Insights: First day off for coal in 130 years...
    • Elexon Support
  • BSC Insights: Independent analysis backs the case for code reforms
    • Elexon Support
  • BSC Insights: Keeping costs down when Suppliers fail
    • Elexon Support
  • BSC Insights: Our views on the next network price controls
    • Elexon Support
  • BSC insights: Unlocking the benefits to end consumers
    • Elexon Support
  • Consultations (Process, Operational and Credit consultations)
    • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: P305 post implementation review
      • Elexon Support
    • Consultations (Elexon responses to industry consultations)
      • Elexon Support
  • Costs and Charges
    • Elexon Support
  • Elexon, its work and its roles
    • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insight: Rapid decline in coal-fired generation
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: Code Governance Review
      • Elexon Support
    • COVID-19: Impact on operational activities
      • Elexon Support
      • COVID-19: Impact on BSC Change process
        • BSC Change
    • Customer feedback on Elexon's management
      • Elexon Support
    • Elexon and EMR Settlement Ltd
      • Elexon Support
    • Elexon Insight: We could provide settlement services for low carbon heat
      • Elexon Support
    • Enhancements to BSC content and services
      • Elexon Support
    • Kinnect digital platform
      • Elexon Support
    • Meeting room hire at Euston Road, London

      [email protected]

    • Modern Slavery Statement
      • Elexon Support
    • Working at Elexon

      [email protected]

      • About the office environment

        [email protected]

      • Careers and vacancies

        [email protected]

      • Our culture and values

        [email protected]

      • Starting at Elexon and HR support

        [email protected]

      • Wellbeing and work-life balance

        [email protected]

  • Elexon Board
    • Elexon Support
    • Elexon Board Circulars
      • Elexon Support
    • Elexon business plan and annual BSC reports
      • Elexon Support
    • Elexon governance and finances
      • Elexon Support
  • Industry-wide changes to the electricity market
    • Elexon Support
    • Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement programme overview
      • Elexon Support
    • Retail Energy Code overview
      • Elexon Support
    • TERRE overview
      • Elexon Support
  • Innovation and developments in the industry
    • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: Innovation and change - making it real
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: white paper on multiple providers
      • Elexon Support
  • Interconnectors
    • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: Interconnector flows in and out of Great Britain
      • Elexon Support
  • Key contacts
    • Analysis and Insights Team

      [email protected]

    • BSC Signatories and Qualified Persons

      Market Entry team
      [email protected]

    • Change Team
      • BSC Change team
    • Contact Elexon Communications Team
    • Contact the BSC Service Desk
    • Elexon Executive Team
      • Elexon Support
    • Elexon Support
    • Industry contacts
      • Elexon Support
    • Meet the Settlement and Invoicing Team
      • Elexon Support
    • Operational Support Managers (OSMs)
      • Elexon Support
    • Supply Chain Management

      [email protected]. 

  • Roles and Parties within the electricity industry
    • Elexon Support
    • Interconnector Administrator and Error Administrator roles within the electricity market
      • Elexon Support
    • Interconnector User role within the electricity market
      • Elexon Support
    • Virtual Lead Party role within the electricity market
      • Elexon Support
  • Smart Metering, Smarter Markets and Smart Grids
    • Elexon Support
    • Smart and Advanced Metering
      • Elexon Support
  • Trading in the electricity market
    • Elexon Support
  • Training videos and services
    • Elexon Support
    • Elexon and BSC seminar: Introduction to the energy market
      • Elexon Support
      • BSC Insights: reviewing our introduction seminar
        • Elexon Support
    • Training Request Form
  • Warm Homes Discount Scheme
    • Elexon Support
• Joint European Stakeholder Group (JESG)
  • Elexon Support
• List of homepage news articles
  • Elexon Support
  • Letter from Dermot Nolan on Derogation from Article 55 of the Electricity Balancing Guideline
    • Elexon Support
  • Subscribe to our Newsletter and Circulars
    • Elexon Support
    • Newscast feedback
      • Elexon Support
• Market Entry & Exit

  [email protected]

  • Becoming a Generator

    Market Entry team
    [email protected]

    • Video on the Generator Market Entry Process

      [email protected]

  • Becoming a LDSO or IDNO

    Market Entry Team
    [email protected]

  • Becoming a Metered Volume Reallocation Notification Agent

    Market Entry
    [email protected]

  • Becoming an Asset Metering Virtual Lead Party

    Market Entry Team
    [email protected]

  • Becoming an Energy Contract Volume Notification Agent

    Market Entry
    [email protected]

    • Video on the ECVNA & MVRNA Market Entry Process

      [email protected]

  • Becoming an Interconnector Administrator or Interconnector Error Administrator

    Market Entry
    [email protected]

  • Becoming an Interconnector User

    Market Entry team
    [email protected]

    • Video on the Interconnector User Market Entry Process

      [email protected]

  • Becoming a Non Physical Trader

    Market Entry team
    [email protected]

    • Video on the Non Physical Trader Market Entry Process

      [email protected]

  • Becoming a Supplier

    Market Entry Team
    [email protected]

    • Video on the Supplier Market Entry Process

      [email protected]

  • Becoming a Virtual Lead Party

    Market Entry Team
    [email protected]

    • Video on the Virtual Lead Party Market Entry Process

      [email protected]

  • CVA Qualification

    [email protected]

  • CVA Qualification testing diagram
    • Elexon Support
  • Digitalising market entry and registrations
    • Elexon Support
  • Exiting the Market

    Market Exit Coordinator
    [email protected]

  • Expression of interest for market entry form

    Market Entry team
    [email protected]

  • How to enter the market by role

    [email protected]

  • Market Entry Process videos

    [email protected]

  • Order Communication Line process diagram

    Market Entry team
    [email protected]

    • Communication Line Request Form

      [email protected]

  • Registration of Balancing Mechanism Units for EMR

    [email protected]

  • Submit an "expression of interest" to enter the market

    Market Entry team
    [email protected]

  • SVA Qualification & Re-Qualification

    [email protected]

    • Video on the SVA Qualification Market Entry Process

      [email protected]

• Metering Dispensations D505 Consultation
  • Elexon Support
• Operational Practices
  • Elexon Support
  • Balancing and settlement
    • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: What is Driving Increases in Electricity Imbalance Volumes?
      • Elexon Support
    • Market Index Definition Statement Review 2021
      • Elexon Support
    • Training Video on Imbalance Settlement
      • Elexon Support
    • Training Video on Settlement Performance for Suppliers
      • Elexon Support
    • Training Video on Supplier Volume Allocation (SVA)
      • Elexon Support
  • Balancing Mechanism Units

    [email protected]

    • BM Unit Transfers
      • Elexon Support
    • Credit Assessment Load Factor
      • Elexon Support
    • Generation and Demand Capacity
      • Elexon Support
  • Customer Solution service

    Party Management Team
    [email protected]

    • FAQs for SVA Non Final Demand Facility Declaration

      Party Management Team
      [email protected]

    • FAQs when using the Kinnect Customer Solution

      Party Management Team
      [email protected]

    • Kinnect Customer Solution ongoing development and planning

      Party Management Team
      [email protected]

  • Line Loss Factors

    LLF Mailbox
    [email protected]

  • Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement and the BSC
    • Elexon Support
  • Metering
    • Elexon Support
    • Aggregation Rules & Trading Units
      • Elexon Support
    • Current and Voltage Transformer ratios
      • Elexon Support
    • Erroneous Large EACs and AAs

      [email protected]

    • F602 01 SVA Non Final Demand Facility Declaration web form
      • Elexon Support
    • Metering Dispensations
      • Elexon Support
    • Technical Assurance of Metering Systems
      • Elexon Support
    • Training Video on Managing Erroneous EACs and AAs
      • Elexon Support
    • Training Video on Metering - Central Volume Allocation (CVA) and Supplier Volume Allocation (SVA)
      • Elexon Support
  • Supplier Hub Operations
    • Elexon Support
  • Trading Disputes

    [email protected]

    • Training Video on Trading Disputes

      [email protected]

  • Transmission Losses
    • Elexon Support
  • Unmetered Supplies
    • Elexon Support
    • Central Management Systems

      UMS Operations
      [email protected]

    • Charge Codes and Switch Regimes

      Unmetered Supplies
      Freya Gardner
      Settlement Operations
      [email protected]

    • Unmetered Supplies contacts form
      • Elexon Support
• Performance Assurance

  PAF Administrator
  [email protected]

  • Exemptions, transfers, derogations and dispensations
    • Elexon Support
  • Market Exit

    Market Exit Coordinator

    [email protected]

  • Performance Assurance Framework

    [email protected]

    • BSC Insights: Identifying Settlement risks just got easier
      • Elexon Support
    • Identifying and preventing issues

      [email protected]

    • Managing and resolving issues

      [email protected]

    • Monitoring and auditing performance

      [email protected]

    • Monitoring the Settlement performance standards

      [email protected]

    • PAF explained

      [email protected]

    • Performance Assurance Framework Documents

      Risk Team
      [email protected]

      Kat Higby
      Risk Manager
      020 7380 4117
      [email protected]

      Jessica Davis
      Risk and Technique Analyst
      020 7380 4290
      [email protected]

      • 001 SVA Risk: Metering Point Registered Incorrectly

        [email protected]

      • 002 SVA Risk: Metering System Attributes are incorrect

        [email protected]

      • 003 SVA Risk: Metering Equipment Installations are incorrect

        [email protected]

      • 004 SVA Risk: Metering equipment changes are not notified

        [email protected]

      • 005 SVA Risk: Metering Equipment Faults are not resolved

        [email protected]

      • 006 SVA Risk: Incorrect Meter detail transfer on change of agent

        [email protected]

      • 007 SVA Risk: Metered Data is not retrieved

        [email protected]

      • 008 SVA Risk: Metered Data is not processed or transferred

        [email protected]

      • 009 SVA Risk: Data Aggregator Processing incorrect

        [email protected]

      • 010 SVA Risk: Transfer of Meter Read History incorrect

        [email protected]

      • 011 SVA Risk: Unmetered Supplies volumes calculated incorrectly

        [email protected]

      • 012 SVA Risk: Meter System Technical Details inaccurate

        [email protected]

      • 013 SVA Risk: Manual Adjustments to Metered Data incorrect

        [email protected]

      • 014 SVA Risk: Agent not appointed correctly

        [email protected]

      • 015 SVA Risk: Reference Data incorrect

        [email protected]

      • 016 SVA Risk: Energisation Status incorrect

        [email protected]

      • 017 SVA Risk: exception reports not managed correctly

        [email protected]

      • 018 SVA Risk: Revenue Protection volumes are not settled

        [email protected]

      • 025 SVA Risk: Virtual Lead Parties

        [email protected]

      • Performance Assurance: Risk Evaluation Register

        Kat Higby
        Risk Manager
        020 7380 4184
        [email protected]

        • 019 CVA Risk: CVA Registrations

          [email protected]

        • 020 CVA Risk: CVA Metering Equipment Installation and Commissioning

          [email protected]

        • 021 CVA Risk: Retrieval and Processing of Metered Data

          [email protected]

        • 022 CVA Risk: CVA metering system technical details are not created or notified correctly

          [email protected]

        • 023 CVA Risk: CVA fault resolution

          [email protected]

        • 024 CVA Risk: CVA Reference Data

          [email protected]

        • 026 CVA Risk: Aggregation Rules

          [email protected]

        • 027 CVA Risk: Payment Default

          [email protected]

        • 028 CVA Risk: NETSO Data Submissions

          [email protected]

        • 029 CVA Risk: SAA Calculations and processing

          [email protected]

        • 030 CVA Risk: ECVAA Processing

          [email protected]

        • 031 CVA Risk: FAA Processing

          [email protected]

        • 032 CVA Risk: CVA Manual Adjustments

          [email protected]

        • 033 CVA Risk: Interconnector Administrator Data Submission

          [email protected]

        • 034 CVA Risk: SVAA Data Processing and Transfer

          [email protected]

      • Quarterly Performance Assurance Reports

        [email protected]

      • Settlement Risks: Risk Visualisation Tool

        [email protected]

    • Performance Assurance Queries and Appeals

      [email protected]

    • Performance Assurance Reports

      [email protected]

    • Performance Assurance Techniques used to address Settlement Risks

      Disputes and Compliance Team
      [email protected]

      • About the BSC Audit

        BSC Audit team
        [email protected]

        • BSC audit: Suppliers, SVA Agents and CVA Registrants

          BSC Audit team
          [email protected]

        • BSC audit: ‘Central Systems’ and CVA MOA

          BSC Audit team
          [email protected]

        • BSC audit reports

          BSC Audit team
          [email protected]

      • Assurance Information Request (AIR)

        [email protected]

      • Breach and Default

        [email protected]

      • BSC change process
        • BSC Change team
      • Bulk Change of Non Half Hourly Agent

        PAF Administrator
        [email protected]

        • Bulk Change of Agent: Checklist for Suppliers

          PAF Administrator
          [email protected]

      • Error and Failure Resolution

        [email protected]

      • Material Error Monitoring

        Large EAC/AA
        [email protected]

        Energisation Status and UMS Monitoring
        [email protected]

      • Peer Comparison as part of Performance Assurance

        [email protected]

      • Performance Assurance Reporting and Monitoring System (PARMS)
        • Elexon Support
        • CP1334 ‘New PARMS Serials’

          [email protected]

      • Qualification and requalification

        Market Entry Team

        [email protected]

      • Removal of Qualification

        Market Entry Team

        [email protected]

      • Supplier Charges

        [email protected]

      • Technical Assurance of Metering Systems
        • Elexon Support
        • BSC Insights: Audit results suggest issues for TAA Inspection Visits
          • Elexon Support
        • TAAMT
          • Elexon Support
        • Training on Technical Assurance of Metering Systems
          • Elexon Support
        • Training Video on Technical Assurance of Metering (TAM)
          • Elexon Support
      • Technical Assurance of Performance Assurance Parties

        Technical Assurance team
        [email protected]

      • Trading disputes as a PAF technique

        [email protected]

      • Training Video on PARMS, Peer Comparison and Supplier Charges
        • Elexon Support
    • Review of the Performance Assurance Framework (Archive only)

      [email protected]

    • Training Video on Performance Assurance Framework
      • Elexon Support
• Settlement & Invoicing
  • Elexon Support
  • BSC Central Services and Kinnect platform
    • Elexon Support
    • Kinnect platform
      • Elexon Support
    • Settlement Solution project
      • Elexon Support
  • Credit Cover explained
    • Elexon Support
    • Calculating new CAP values
      • Elexon Support
    • CAP consultation response form
      • Elexon Support
    • Credit Cover: lodging process
      • Elexon Support
    • Credit cover calculations
      • Elexon Support
    • Credit Default
      • Elexon Support
    • Training Video on Credit and Credit Default
      • Elexon Support
  • Energy Price Guarantee scheme administration
    • Elexon Support
  • GSP Group Correction Factors
    • Elexon Support
  • Imbalance Pricing
    • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: Imbalance Prices go negative on 24 March 2019
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: Imbalance Prices with new CADL and DMAT
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: Sub-zero electricity prices in December
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: The Imbalance Price Olympics
      • Elexon Support
    • Training Video on Imbalance Pricing
      • Elexon Support
  • Profiling
    • Elexon Support
    • Video Training on Profiling Arrangements
      • Elexon Support
  • Trading Charges
    • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: Defaults and SoLRs increased in 2018
      • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: Imbalance Charging, where does the money go?
      • Elexon Support
  • Transmission Losses
    • Elexon Support
    • BSC Insights: Zonal Transmission Losses
      • Elexon Support
    • Transmission Loss Factors Determination Data
      • Elexon Support
• Using this website
  • Elexon Support
  • Archive and deletion policy
    • Elexon Support
  • Copyright, Disclaimer and Reservation of Rights
    • Elexon Support
  • My BSC quicklinks
    • Elexon Support
  • Privacy Policy
    • Elexon Support
  • Site-map
    • Elexon Support
  • Site-search guidance
    • Elexon Support

The BSC

• BSC Section A - Parties and Participation
• BSC Section B - The Panel
• BSC Section C - BSCCo and its Subsidiaries
• BSC Section D - BSC Cost Recovery and Participation Charges
• BSC Section E - BSC Agents
• BSC Section F - Modification Procedures
• BSC Section G - Contingencies
• BSC Section H - General
• BSC Section J - Party Agents and Qualification Under the Code
• BSC Section K - Classification and Registration of Metering Systems and BM Units
• BSC Section L - Metering
• BSC Section M - Credit Cover and Credit Default
• BSC Section N - Clearing, Invoicing and Payment
• BSC Section O - Communications Under the Code
• BSC Section P - Energy Contract Volumes and Metered Volume Reallocations
• BSC Section Q - Balancing Services Activities
• BSC Section R - Collection and Aggregation of Meter Data from CVA Metering Systems
• BSC Section S, Annex S-1: Performance Levels and Supplier Charges
• BSC Section S, Annex S-2: Supplier Volume Allocation Rules
• BSC Section S - Supplier Volume Allocation
• BSC Section T - Settlement and Trading Charges
• BSC Section U - Provisions Relating to Settlement
• BSC Section V - Reporting
• BSC Section W - Trading Disputes
• BSC Section X, Annex X-1 - General Glossary
• BSC Section X, Annex X-2 - Technical Glossary
• BSC Section X - Definitions and Interpretation
• BSC Section Z - Performance Assurance

Groups

• Balancing Mechanism Reporting Service Change Board (BCB)
  • Elexon Support
• BSC Change Forum
• BSC Panel

  Fionnghuala Malone
  BSC Administration Team Leader
  020 7380 4353
  [email protected]

  • BSC Panel Election 2010

    [email protected]

  • BSC Panel Election 2012

    [email protected]

  • BSC Panel Election 2014

    [email protected]

  • BSC Panel Election 2016

    [email protected]

  • BSC Panel Elections

    Elliott Harper
    Head of Governance Services & Election Coordinator
    020 7380 4302
    [email protected]

  • Panel strategy and governance

    Panel Secretary
    [email protected] 

• Change of Measurement Class for Smart Meters Working Group (ceased)
  • Elexon Support
• Code Administration Code of Practice forum

  Ivar Macsween
  020 7380 4221
  [email protected]

• Credit Committee
• Cross-Codes Electricity Forum (ceased)
  • Elexon Support
• Imbalance Settlement Group (ISG)

  ISG Secretary
  [email protected]

• MHHS Architecture Working Group (ceased)

  AWG Secretary
  [email protected]

• MHHS Code Change and Development Group (ceased)

  CCDG Secretary
  [email protected]

• MHHS Design Working Group (ceased)
  • Elexon Support
• MHHS Performance Assurance Working Group
• P344 IWG 1: Registration processes
  • BSC Change
• P344 IWG 2: Allocation of SVA MSID to SBMUs
  • BSC Change
• P344 IWG 3: Half Hourly Data Aggregator processes
  • BSC Change
• P344 IWG 4: Virtual Lead Party processes
  • BSC Change
• P344 IWG 5: Performance Assurance Framework
  • BSC Change
• P434 Implementation Working Group

  Operational
  Contact your OSM

  About IWG meetings
  [email protected]

• Performance Assurance Board (PAB)

  PAB Secretary
  [email protected]

  • PAB sub-group on CVA risk highlighted as part of Issue 103

    [email protected]

• Profiling and Settlement Review Group (ceased)
  • Elexon Support
• Profiling Expert Group (ceased committee)

  [email protected]

• Q8 committee

  Elexon Disputes Team
  [email protected]

• Settlement Reform Advisory Group (ceased)
  • Elexon Support
• Software Technical Advisory Group (STAG)
  • Elexon Support
• Supplier Volume Allocation Group (SVG)

  SVG Secretary

  [email protected]

• Technical Assurance of Metering Expert Group (TAMEG)
  • Elexon Support
• Trading Disputes Committee

  [email protected]

• Unmetered Supplies User Group (UMSUG)

  For enquiries about UMSUG meeting administration only

  [email protected]

Releases

• List of Change Releases for 2021

  [email protected]

• List of Change Releases for 2022

  [email protected]

• List of Change Releases for 2023

  [email protected]

• List of Change Releases for 2024
  • [email protected]
• March 2019 Standalone Release

  [email protected]

Other Regulatory Decisions

• ORD001: Designation of Changes to the BSC required for BETTA
  • BSC Change team
• ORD002: Designation of Changes to the BSC required for BETTA
  • BSC Change team
• ORD003: Offshore Transmission Changes to BSC
  • BSC Change team
• ORD004: Warm Home Discount Scheme
  • BSC Change team
• ORD005: Electricity Market Reform
  • BSC Change team
• ORD006: Electricity Market Reform - Energy Intensive Industries
  • BSC Change team
• ORD007: Support for Supplier registration disputes
  • BSC Change team
• ORD008: Nuclear Regulated Asset Base (RAB)
  • BSC Change team

Knowledge Base

• All the Category A Authorised People have left our company. How do we create new ones?
• Are there any costs associated with the Low Grade and High Grade services?
• BSC Panel Elections
• Can High Grade lines be installed outside of the UK mainland?
• Can I change my own Party ID?
• Can I use data from BMReports, the Elexon Portal, or Elexon.co.uk?
• Can more than one BSC Party use the same High Grade line?
• Do I need Tibco Software to be able to use the High Grade service?
• Do I need to create my own Party ID or is one allocated to me?
• Do I need to lodge collateral (credit cover) with Elexon?
• Do I need to pay for Authorised Signatories?
• History of the BSC
• How am I informed of changes to MDD?
• How are BM Units categorised?
• How are Profile Classes allocated?
• How are Supplier Charges calculated?
• How are the System Sell Price and the System Buy Price calculated?
• How can I check who is authorised for our company?
• How can I make a change to data in MDD?
• How can I monitor my Credit Cover Percentage?
  • Elexon Support
• How can I remove someone’s authorisation?
• How does a change of CAP affect me?
• How does the EFR process work?
• How does the Material Error Monitoring process work?
• How does the SVA Removal of Qualification process start?
• How do I access the ECVAA Web Service (EWS)?
• How do I apply for approval of my Central Management System (CMS)?
• How do I claim expenses?
• How do I declare GC/DC values?
• How do interconnectors work?
• How do I register BM Units?
• How do I submit BSC Party operational contact details?
• How do I trade across the Interconnectors?
• How do I transfer ownership of BM Units?
• How is the CAP value set?
• How long does the market entry process take?
• How often can I change and update our authorised people?
• How will Supplemental Balancing Reserve (SBR) impact Credit Cover Percentage?
• I am an Authorised Person but have forgotten my password, can this be reissued?
• I currently use the Low Grade Service but want to order a High Grade service. How can I do this?
• I only want to become an Energy Contract Volume Notification Agent (ECVNA) or Metered Volume Reallocation Notification Agent (MVRNA). Do I have to sign the BSC?
• I’m about to be Audited - what do I need to know?
• I’m expecting a Metering site visit, what do I need to know?
• Market Domain Data
• MDD Load Utility
• The BSC - Simple Guides
• Trading & Settlement
• What am I entitled to claim for?
• What are bids and offers?
• What are Category 1 Configurable Items?
• What are Generic Metering Dispensations?
• What are Metering Dispensations?
• What are MPANs and MSIDs?
• What are the Aggregation Rules?
• What are the Approved weather stations?
• What are the big issues in Material Error Monitoring at the moment?
• What are the consequences of Credit Default?
• What are the costs associated with being a BSC Party?
• What are the Credit rules under the BSC?
• What are the performance measures?
• What are the Profile Classes?
• What are the Serials used to calculate Supplier Charges?
• What are the Terms & Conditions (T&Cs) associated with the High Grade service?
• What could be the impact of re-declaring GC/DC?
• What data is used in Profiling?
• What does a 'Qualified' BSC Audit Opinion mean?
• What happens after the Audit?
• What happens after the Metering site visit?
• What happens during the Audit?
• What happens if I breach my GC/DC values?
• What is a BM Unit?
• What is a BSC Party?
• What is a Load Profile?
• What is a Metering System?
• What is an UMSUG Code?
• What is a TAA Annual Report?
• What is a Trading Unit?
• What is BMReports.com?
• What is CAP and how is it used?
• What is Credit Assessment Load Factor (CALF)?
• What is Credit Default?
• What is EFR?
• What is MDD?
• What is Technical Assurance of Metering Systems?
• What is the balancing mechanism?
• What is the BSC?
• What is the Bulk Change of Non Half Hourly Agent process?
• What is the Change of BM Unit Lead Party
• What is the difference between a Market Participant Identifier (MPID) and a Party ID?
• What is the Elexon Portal?
• What is the imbalance settlement process?
• What is the MDD Release Schedule?
• What is the Metering Dispensation Review Group (MDRG)?
• What is the Participant Test Service (PTS) and how much does it cost?
• What is the Performance Assurance Framework?
• What is the Q8 Committee?
• What is the System Sell Price and the System Buy Price?
• What is the Technical Assurance of Metering service?
• What is the Transfer of Supplier ID process
• What sort of Peer Comparison do we provide?
• When does a Credit Default occur?
• When do you use the [Bulk Change of Non Half Hourly Agent] process?
• When is a BSC Party in Default of the BSC?
• When is data submitted?
• When is the deadline for submitting the next Season’s GC/DC values?
• When should I declare GC/DC values?
• Where can I find CAP data?
• Where can I find details of wholesale prices of electricity in Great Britain?
• Where can I find Line Loss Factor Data?
• Where can I find Unmetered Supplies (UMS) Charge Codes?
• Where can I get more information on BM Units?
• Where can I get Profile data?
• Which are the different categories of authorisation in BSCP38?
• Who are Supplier Charges applied to?
• Who should we nominate as our initial Category A Authorised Signatory?
• Who’s involved in EFR?
• Who’s involved in Performance Monitoring and Reporting?
• Why do we have Technical Assurance of Metering Systems?
• Why do we need to register Authorised Persons?
• Why is Material Error Monitoring used?
• Will System Prices reach £3,000/MWh if Supplemental Balancing Reserve (SBR) is used?
• How does Supplemental Balancing Reserve (SBR) affect Settlement?