Elective half-hourly settlement: tracker
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Last updated: 22 July
This table is intended to consolidate information about the changes to enable cost-effective elective half-hourly settlement, making it easier for parties to keep track of them.
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It should be read alongside Ofgem’s conclusions paper and the recommendations of the Balancing and Settlement Code Settlement Reform Advisory Group (SRAG) led by ELEXON.
For papers on each change, please follow the links in the ‘change reference’ column to the relevant pages on code administrators’ websites.
If you would like to get in touch with Ofgem on this subject, please e-mail half-hourlysettlement@ofgem.gov.uk.
Change area
Revised end to end
process
Increased HH data
precision
Source
SRAG
SRAG
Code
BSC
Change reference
TBC
Proposer
ELEXON
Current status
Preparing to raise Change Proposal
(CP) incorporating increased HH
data precision – alongside DTC
change
Next workgroup/ committee
SVG – 6 September
Next consultation
Change Proposal Circular
consultation – date TBC
Expected decision
November (SVG)
MRA
TBC
ELEXON
IREG – 10 August
BSC CP1466 - Removing SMETS compliant
Meters from the scope of BSCP601
‘Metering Protocol Approval and
Compliance Testing’
BSC CP1464 – Requiring HH consumption
data to be processed to appropriate
precision
DTC CP3492 – Increasing the precision of
data items relating to Half-Hourly (HH)
Advances
ELEXON
Impact Assessment
consultation – date TBC
Change Proposal Circular
consultation – date TBC
October (MDB)
BSC
Discussion as DTC Issue (before
change is raised)
Raised
Changes since last version
First discussion one month
later, to allow end to end
process and data precision
to be treated as a single
change
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October (SVG)
n/a
SVG – 6 September
N/A – Change Proposal
Circular consultation closed
1 July
N/A – Impact Assessment
consultation closed 12 July
TBC (SVG)
Status updated.
Consultation now closed.
Expected decision TBC.
Status updated.
Consultation now closed.
Ovo
Energy
Awaiting decision (although
expected to be superseded by new
BSC CP referenced above)
Awaiting decision
(although expected to be
superseded by new DTC CP
referenced above)
Assessment by workgroup
Second workgroup meeting –
w/c 22 August
Industry Impact Assessment
– 29 July to 19 August
December
Next milestones updated.
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ELEXON-led working group
(CSMWG) to develop CoMC
process to enable BSC and DTC
changes to be raised
Assessment by workgroup
Second CSMWG meeting – 3
August
Request for Information
from CSMWG – 15 to 29 July
Impact Assessment
consultation – date TBC
Assessment procedure
consultation – 9 to 27
September
November
Next milestones for
CSMWG added.
Next milestones for
CSMWG added.
Change reference added.
Status and next milestones
updated to reflect
timescales set by BSC
Panel.
Status and next milestones
updated to reflect
timescales set by BSC
Panel.
Change reference added.
Status and next milestones
updated to reflect
timescales set by BSC
Panel.
BSC
MRA
ELEXON
ELEXON
SVG – 2 August
MDB – 28 July
July (MDB)
New Consumption
Component
Classes
Applying Group
Correction Factor
to certain HH sites
Additional CoMC
process for smart
meters
SRAG
BSC
Conclusions
paper
BSC
P339 - Introduction of new Consumption
Component Classes for Measurement
Classes E-G
Considered through P339
Conclusions
paper
BSC
TBC
ELEXON
MRA
TBC
ELEXON
Relaxation of read
performance
requirements
Conclusions
paper
BSC
P347 – Relaxation of R1 Read
performance requirements
RWE
Npower
Addressing
overcharging for
transmission
charges
BSC specified
charges
Conclusions
paper
CUSC
CMP266 - Removal of Demand TNUoS
charging as a barrier to future elective
Half Hourly settlement
National
Grid
Workgroup process
Second workgroup – 3 August
Workgroup consultation –
15 August to 5 September
November
Conclusions
paper
BSC
P346 – Changes to the BSC Specified
Charges to facilitate Elective HH
settlement
British
Gas
Assessment by workgroup
First workgroup – 25 August
Industry Impact Assessment
– 10 to 24 August
November
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https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/elective-half-hourly-settlement-conclusions-paper
https://www.elexon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/27_249_13A_SRAG_Report_PUBLIC2.pdf
First workgroup – 25 August
November
November