Glossary Term: Profile Administration Services
The Profile Administrator is appointed by Elexon to provide a profile administration service as part of the BSC arrangements. A Service Description document describes the responsibilities and obligations of the Profile Administrator. These responsibilities and obligations are collectively referred to as the Profile Administrator Service.
BSC defined definition
Shall have the meaning given in paragraph C9.1;
Subject to the further provisions of this paragraph 9, BSCCo may where:
(a) its good faith attempts to appoint a Profile Administrator in accordance with Section E have been unsuccessful; and
(b) the Panel’s prior consent has been obtained, provide (directly and/or via a subcontractor) the services set out in paragraph below (the “Profile Administration Services”).
The principal functions of the Profile Administrator are, in accordance with the Supplier Volume Allocation Rules and relevant Code Subsidiary Documents:
(a) to create and maintain a load research sample using Customer information provided to it by Suppliers and to carry out a programme of load research in order to collect half-hourly demand data from customers;
(b) to analyse data collected through the load research programme and from other sources approved from time to time by the Panel;
(c) to derive sets of Regression Coefficients for each Profile Class;
(d) to deliver the Regression Coefficients and related data to Parties, the SVAA, Supplier Agents or BSCCo;
(e) to analyse data and to monitor the accuracy of Profiles derived from Regression Coefficients; and
(f) to provide such consultancy services as the Panel may from time to time determine;