Consultations for all Process, Operational and Credit areas

This consultation is part of a Profiling and Settlement Review project to identify options for maintaining accurate Settlement for dynamically switched Meters during and after the smart metering roll-out.

National Grid is constructing a new Grid Supply Point in Liverpool, connected to the Electricity North West Limited Distribution System at Kirkby. This is to be known as GSP_KIBY_G to differentiate it from the existing GSP at Kirkby, GSP_KIRY_1 which is connected to the SP Manweb Plc Distribution System. The Transmission Company propose that GSP_KIBY_G is allocated to the North Western (_G) GSP Group.

Prior to the SVG making any revision of the Grid Supply Points to be comprised in a Group of GSPs, the Code requires the Panel to consult with the Authority, the Transmission Company, the Licensed Distribution System Operators comprised or to be comprised in relevant GSP Groups and all Suppliers.

You are invited to provide a response in respect of the questions on the attached pro-forma. Please send your responses, entitled “Kirkby GSP Registration Consultation”, to [email protected] by 17:00 on Thursday, 29 May 2014.

This consultation is part of the Profiling and Settlement Review. It is part of a project to identify future options for reducing Settlement timescales in light of the smart metering roll-out.

We are consulting on revised GSP Group Correction Scaling Weights based on a revised methodology and approach to the volume errors that have been estimated in the Non Half hourly and Half Hourly markets.

This consultation asks respondents to review the Risk Evaluation Methodology for 2015/16, and to submit any comments to [email protected]. Responses to this consultation will be presented to the Performance Assurance Board meeting on 24 April 2014.

As part of the implementation of Electricity Market Reform (EMR), responsibility for settlement with generators, suppliers and capacity providers will lie with the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Counterparty and the Capacity Market (CM) Settlement Body.

They will deliver this function through Elexon. Elexon is therefore procuring an IT provider to build, host and operate the appropriate IT settlement systems that will calculate and invoice CM and CfD payments. These systems will be required to exchange electronic data flows with a variety of market participants and data providers.

This consultation sought views on the interfaces that will be used for the exchange of electronic data flows to and from the EMR settlement systems and a variety of market participants and data providers.

This consultation seeks respondents’ views on decreasing the Credit Assessment Price (CAP) to £51/MWh.

CAP is used in the Credit Cover calculation and a change to the value of CAP can affect the amount of Credit Cover that a Party is required to lodge.

Responses to this consultation will be presented to the Credit Committee.

If you have any questions about this consultation please contact Oliver Xing on 020 7380 4276 or [email protected].

Elexon is reviewing the Trading Operations Report to ensure that it continues to best meet customer requirements, and to improve its usability and relevance.

The attached slides set out our proposed changes.  We welcome any comments or views on these by email to [email protected].

If you have any questions, please contact Chris on 020 7380 4108.

We invite you to respond to the attached consultation for delivering a modern Balancing Mechanism Reporting Service (BMRS). This consultation follows on from a recent BMRS survey and outlines the issues our end users are facing and the benefits that we believe would accrue from introducing a new low grade web platform. We are seeking your views on these matters and we will use the information you provide to shape a new BMRS platform and the approach to its delivery.

The deadline for responses is 5pm on Wednesday 15 January 2014. Please email your completed response to [email protected].

If you have any questions on this document, please contact Zaahir Ghanty on 020 7380 4362 or [email protected].

This consultation asks respondents to review the Risk Operating Plan (ROP) 2014/15, and to submit any comments to [email protected]. Responses to this consultation will be presented to the Performance Assurance Board (PAB) meeting on 28 November 2013.

If you have any questions on this document please contact Melinda Anderson on 020 7380 4019.

The Market Index Definition Statement (MIDS) has been reviewed to ensure that the Market Index Data used to calculate the reverse price is providing a reasonable reflection of the price of wholesale electricity in the short term market.

The Imbalance Settlement Group (ISG) is seeking views from the industry on the suitability of the current Individual Liquidity Threshold, Timeband weightings and Product weightings as defined in the MIDS.

If you would like to respond, please complete the proforma and send it to [email protected] by Wednesday 11 September 2013. The ISG will consider all the consultation responses at its September meeting where a final recommendation will be made to the BSC Panel.

This consultation seeks respondents’ views on revised Grid Supply Point (GSP) Group Correction Scaling Weights based on updated analysis of errors in the Non Half hourly and Half Hourly markets.

GSP Group Correction is the mechanism that adjusts Suppliers’ Metered Volumes in each GSP Group so that they, in aggregate, match the GSP Group Take.

It is proposed that the revised GSP Group Correction Scaling Weights be implemented on 1 April 2014. Parties are invited to review the analysis and its findings and provide comments to Elexon.

Please return your responses to [email protected] by 5pm on Friday 13 September 2013.

They will be presented to the Supplier Volume Allocation Group (SVG) for consideration.

If you have any questions about this consultation please contact Justin Andrews on 020 7380 4345.

This consultation seeks respondents’ views on increasing the Credit Assessment Price (CAP) to £58/MWh.

CAP is used in the Credit Cover calculation and a change to the value of CAP can ultimately affect the amount of Credit Cover that a Party is required to lodge.

Responses to this consultation will be presented to the Credit Committee.

If you have any questions about this consultation please contact Beth Connew on 020 7380 4189 or [email protected].

Elexon has received applications from the Transmission Company for new GSPs at Berryburn (GSP_BERB), Fetteresso (GSP_FETT), St Asaph (GSP_SASA), Stoke Bardolph (GSP_SBAR) and Tynemouth (GSP_TYNE).

The Transmission Company Proposed that these are allocated to the following GSP Groups: North Scotland (_P) GSP Group for GSP_BERB and  GSP_FETT; SP MANWEB (_D) GSP Group  for GSP_SASA-; East Midlands (_B) GSP Group for GSP_SBAR-; and North Eastern (_F) GSP Group for GSP_TYNE.

If you have any views on the allocation of these GSPs to GSP Groups, please respond using the consultation response form and send to [email protected] by 5pm on Thursday 15 August 2013. You can use the response form to respond to any of the applications.

This consultation asks respondents to review the Risk Evaluation Register 2014/15, and to submit any comments to [email protected]. Responses to this consultation will be presented to the Performance Assurance Board meeting on 29 August 2013.

Elexon has received notification of a new GSP registration application from the Transmission Company. Scottish Power are constructing a new Grid Supply Point in Glasgow City Centre, to be known as Finnieston GSP. The Transmission Company propose that GSP_FINN is allocated to the South Scotland (_N) GSP Group. Respondents’ views are sought when assessing the GSP_FINN (Finnieston) GSP Registration.

This consultation asks respondents to review the Risk Evaluation Methodology 2014/15, and to submit any comments to [email protected]. Responses to this consultation will be presented to the Performance Assurance Board meeting on 26 April 2013.

We would like your feedback on our Business Plan for 2013-14.

The Business Plan is in two parts:

1. A Business Strategy describing our priorities and major activities; and
2. An Annual Budget setting out the associated costs

Please email your responses to [email protected] by Wednesday 23 January 2013.

If you would like to talk to us about our Business Plan, please contact Victoria Moxham at [email protected] or on 020 7380 4166.

At the end of July Ofgem asked the BSC Panel to provide them with a report by the end of this year setting out how the Panel and industry could undertake a review and reform of the Settlement arrangements (Supplier Volume Allocation) in support of Ofgem’s Smarter Markets work. Ofgem will decide how it wishes the work to proceed early next year.

Elexon is developing the report in conjunction with an advisory group. We have issued a consultation seeking views on the approach, scope, design, risks, issues and deliverables from such a review. Responses are invited by 9 November.

If you have any questions or we would like to receive a copy of the consultation, please contact [email protected] speak to David Jones on 020 7380 4213

This consultation seeks feedback on changes to responsibilities for maintaining and distributing Meter Technical Details for Smart Meters. Please send your responses to [email protected] by 26 October 2012.

If you have any questions about this consultation please contact Jon Spence ([email protected]) on 020 7380 4313 or Steve Francis ([email protected]) on 020 7380 4038.