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BSC Panel, Committees and Groups
This section provides information on the membership, duties, meetings and related documents of the BSC Panel, its various committees and other industry groups and forums. All meeting dates can be found in the Calendar.
BSC Panel
The Panel meets monthly and is charged with ensuring that the provisions of the
BSC are given effect: ‘fully, promptly, fairly, economically, efficiently, transparently
and in such a manner as will promote effective competition in the generation, supply,
sale and purchase of electricity.’ Amongst its duties the Panel oversees the Modification
process, determines on trading parameters and has powers to ensure BSC Parties are
complying with the BSC rules. It will convene ad-hoc urgent meetings when required.
The BSC Panel has established six Panel Committees to support it in fulfilling its
various duties.
Membership of Panel Committees and other groups is drawn from the industry. They
are chaired and supported by ELEXON.
BSC Panel Committees
Credit Committee
The Credit Committee meets whenever required under the
Credit Assessment Price (CAP)
review process to determine whether the value of CAP should be changed.
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Imbalance Settlement Group (ISG)
The ISG meets monthly to discuss operation of the Imbalance Settlement processes
and systems. These processes are associated with the operation of the Central Services
Agents, Central Data Collection Agent, Central Registration Agent, Energy Contract
Volume Aggregation Agent, and Settlement Administration Agent, Funds Administration
Agent and the Interconnector Administrator.
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Performance Assurance Board (PAB)
The PAB meets monthly to perform activities to provide assurance that all participants
in the BSC arrangements are suitably qualified, and the relevant standards are maintained.
It manages the risk-based
Performance Assurance Framework using assurance techniques, such as
SVA Qualification,
Technical Assurance,
operational audit, Liquidated Damages and
Peer Comparison.
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Q8 Committee
The Q8 Committee meets on an ad-hoc basis to assess any compensation claims made
by BSC Parties, who can claim if they have suffered a material loss as a result
of an unplanned transmission company outage. This can be because they are unable
to submit Physical Notifications.
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Supplier Volume Allocation Group (SVG)
The SVG meets monthly to discuss the operation of the Supplier Volume Allocation
processes and systems. These processes are associated with the operation of the
Supplier Volume Allocation Agent, Supplier Agents and the Supplier Meter Registration
Service.
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Trading Disputes Committee (TDC)
The TDC meets monthly to investigate and resolve all
Trading Disputes, monitors the operation of, and recommends Modifications
to, the BSC Procedures which support the Query and Dispute processes, and recommends
Modification or Change Proposals to the BSC Panel arising from TDC activities. The
TDC also rules on Manifest Error claims, determines replacement bid/offer prices
in such circumstances, and considers claims for compensation.
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Other Industry Groups
Cross-Codes Electricity Forum
ELEXON and National Grid are launching a regular cross-codes electricity forum.
Sessions will be every other month at ELEXON’s offices in London.
Each session is divided into an education session in the morning, and an informal
‘break-out’ discussion forum in the afternoon. At these meetings, you can learn
about the processes for changing the BSC, the Connection and Use of System Code
(CUSC) and (where relevant) the Grid Code. You can also get an overview of the current
changes being proposed under these codes, and talk to us or National Grid about
any issues or ideas that are not part of any formal change process.
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Technical Assurance of Metering Expert Group (TAMEG)
The TAMEG is an industry expert group, that meets quarterly to discuss issues and
exchange ideas between ELEXON and industry participants. Experts meet to discuss
the operations of the
TAM technique, the Technical Assurance Agent (TAA) and his findings to ensure
the TAM service is effective and efficient.
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Unmetered Supplies User Group (UMSUG)
The UMSUG are a set of experts on the Unmetered Supplies arrangements (UMS) under
the BSC. The group was set up by the Supplier Volume Allocation Group (SVG) to advise
them on specific UMS issues. Their work includes reviewing Charge Codes applications,
advising on changes to the relevant UMS's Code Subsidiary Document (BSCP520) and
resolving issues and new developments relating to UMS.
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Software Technical Advisory Group (STAG)
We hold STAG meetings every six weeks, to provide Non Half Hourly Data Aggregator
(NHHDA) and Estimated Annual Consumption (EAC) / Annualised Advances (AA) software
for use by NHHDAs and Collectors with a forum to discuss the operation, maintenance
and development of our software.
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Supplier Agents' Forum (SAF)
The SAF is an industry expert group providing Supplier Agents with a forum to discuss
Settlement issues and exchange ideas between ELEXON and industry participants. This
enables two-way communication between ELEXON and Supplier Agents, and keeps Supplier
Agents informed of BSC Panel decisions, the Change Management Process and operational
market performance.
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