Change Release roadmap and digital services plan

Change: Unallocated

• P395: Aligning BSC Reporting with EMR Regulations – an enduring solution
  • Status: Assessment phase
  • Impacts: CRA, SVAA
  • Planning Status: Uncommitted
  • Dates: Nov 2022 – Q4 2023
• P410: Changing imbalance price calculations to comply with the Imbalance Settlement Harmonisation regulations
  • Status: Assessment phase
• P412: Ensuring non-BM Balancing Services providers pay for non-delivery imbalances at a price that reflects the real-time value of energy
  • Status: Assessment phase
  • Impacts: BMRS, CRA, SAA, SVAA, TOMAS
  • Planning Status: Uncommitted
  • Dates: Q2 – Q4 2023
• P415: Facilitating access to wholesale markets for flexibility dispatched by Virtual Lead Parties
  • Status: Assessment phase
  • Impacts: CRA, SAA, SVAA
  • Planning Status: Uncommitted
  • Dates: Q2 – Q4 2023
• P425: Amendment to the definition of Shared SVA Meter Arrangement
  • Status: Assessment phase
• P426: Combining related BSC Parties’ Energy Indebtedness positions for the Credit Cover Percentage calculation
  • Status: Assessment phase

Change: 2021

November

• P399: BSAD Identity Visibility
  • Status: approved
  • Impacts: BMRS, SAA
  • Planning Status: Committed
  • Dates: June – Oct 2021
• P421: Align BSC with Grid Code for TERRE Market Suspension
  • Status: Report phase
• CP1541: Use of D0004 in BSCP502
  • Status: Approved
• CP1544: BSCCo Approved EFR Representative sign-off required for any EFR plan following escalation
  • Status: Approved
• CP1545: Introducing Technical Assurance of Metering (TAM) Central Volume Allocation (CVA) Specific Sample audits
  • Status: Approved
• CP1547: Clarification on Site Specific LLF Calculation Process for Embedded LDSOs
  • Status: Approved

Ad-hoc

• P332: Revisions to the Supplier Hub Principle
  • Status: Assessment phase
• P416: Introducing a route of appeal for the Annual Budget in line with the proposals for the Retail Energy Code
  • Status: With Authority

Change: 2022

February

• P402: Enabling reform of residual network charging as directed by the Targeted Charging Review
  • Status: Approved
• CP1532: Reduce Half Hourly Change of Supplier timelines to meet the Initial Settlement Run
  • Status: Approved
• CP1548: Remove constraint requiring BMRS to publish data files in a specific CSV format and structure
  • Status: Assessment phase
• CP1549: Amendment of BSCP516 to clarify the criteria for Non-Domestic SVA Metering Systems
  • Status: Assessment phase
• CP1551: Measuring Instruments Regulations – updates to BSCP601
  • Status: Assessment phase

June

• P375: Settlement of Secondary BM Units using metering behind the site Boundary Point
  • Status: Approved
  • Impacts: SVAA, DCP, PMP, Portal
  • Planning Status: Committed
  • Dates: Sept 2021 – June 2022 (June Release)
• CP1527: Increase the minimum data storage capacity for Settlement Outstations and mandate specific selectable integration periods for Metering Codes of Practice
  • Status: Approved
• CP1546: Introducing DTC flows to transfer UMS Summary Inventories and Control files
  • Status: Approved
• CP1550: Updates to monitoring of voltage failure alarms requirements
  • Status: Assessment phase

November

None at present

Change: 2023

February

• P376: Utilising a Baselining Methodology to set Physical Notifications
  • Status: Approved
  • Impacts: PMP, CRA, DCP, SAA, DM
  • Planning Status: Committed
  • Dates: Feb 2022 – Q1 2023
• P419: Enhanced Reporting of Demand Data to the NETSO to facilitate BSUoS Reform
  • Status: Assessment phase
  • Impacts: SVAA
  • Planning Status: Committed
  • Dates: Feb 2022 – Q1 2023

Industry demand activity

• Provision of Energy Company Data to CSS/REC (Salesforce)
  • Dates: Jan – May 2022

Kinnect platform – Settlement Solution

Settlement Solution – SAA Migration (CR469/70)

• Impacts: DCP, SAA, PMP, CRA, CDCA, DM, Comms
• Planning Status: Commit
• Dates: June 2021 – June 2022

Settlement Solution – CDCA migration

• Impacts: CDCA
• Planning Status: Provisional
• Dates: July 2022 – Q4 2023

Settlement Solution – FAA migration

• Impacts: FAA
• Planning Status: Provisional
• Dates: May 2022 – Q1 2023

Kinnect platform – Insights Solution

Insights Release 1 – Fuel Types

• Impacts: DM, Comms, X-Sec
• Planning Status: Committed
• Dates: Aug – Oct 2021

Insights R1.1 – Demand data

• Planning Status: Provisional
• Dates: Nov 2021 – Jan 2022

Insights R1.2 – Margin and Surplus

• Planning Status: Provisional
• Dates: Feb – Apr 2022

Insights Platform – R2 Data Push

• Impacts: Comms, DM, X-Sec
• Planning Status: Provisional
• Dates: May 2022 – Q1 2023

Insights Platform – R3 Integrations/Calculation

• Impacts: BMRS
• Planning Status: Uncommitted
• Dates: Q1 – Q3 2023

Kinnect platform – Customer Solution

Customer Solution R3.2 – Account Management

• Impacts: CRA, FAA, Salesforce
• Planning Status: Provisional
• Dates: July 2021 – Apr 2022

Customer Solution R3.1 – QMij enhancement

• Impacts: PMP, CRA
• Planning Status: Provisional
• Dates: Apr – Aug 2022

Customer Solution Releases 3.3 – 3.5

• Planning Status: Provisional
• Dates: July 2022 – Q1 2023

System upgrades

3rd test environment build

• Planning Status: Committed
• Dates: Jun – Sept 2021

Oracle upgrade (CR2640)

• Impacts: BMRS, CDCA, COMMS, CRA, EAC, ECVAA, PARMS, SAA, SVAA
• Planning Status: Committed
• Dates: Oct 2021 – Oct 2022