Information Sheets and Process Guides

Activities relating to the assurance of Settlement, including Performance Assurance of Parties and Party Agents, Error and Failure Resolution and Technical Assurance of Metering Systems.

Document Title	Type	Issue Date
Overview of the Trading Queries and Trading Disputes Process Information Sheet (76Kb)		01/04/2006
Error and Failure Resolution Action Plan (123Kb)		11/07/2008
Overview of Technical Assurance of Performance Assurance Parties (66Kb)		30/10/2008
Overview of the Technical Assurance of Half Hourly Metering Systems (45Kb)		14/09/2005
BSC Audit Process (69Kb)		11/08/2008
Explanation of PARMS Serials (706Kb)		25/06/2010
Overview of the Error and Failure Resolution (EFR) Process and EFR Escalation (549Kb)		02/09/2010
Settlement Risk Evaluation in the Performance Assurance Framework (62Kb)		07/04/2008
Technical Assurance of Half Hourly Metering - Categories of Common Non-Compliances (395Kb)		07/04/2009
Guidance on Reporting SP08a Performance to the PAB (58Kb)		14/11/2008

Summaries of the BSC providing a high level overview of what each section is about. A good starting point for understanding what each part of the BSC covers.

Document Title	Type	Issue Date
A - Parties and Participation (39Kb)		01/12/2008
B - The Panel (121Kb)		03/03/2010
C - BSCCo and its Subsidiaries (49Kb)		01/12/2008
D - BSC Cost Recovery and Participation Charges (145Kb)		03/03/2010
E - BSC Agents (28Kb)		01/12/2008
F - Modification Procedures (147Kb)		03/03/2010
G - Contingencies (135Kb)		12/03/2010
H - General (130Kb)		03/03/2010
J - Party Agents and Qualification under the Code (40Kb)		01/12/2008
K - Classification and Registration of Metering Systems and BM Units (171Kb)		08/03/2010
L - Metering (32Kb)		01/12/2008
M - Credit Cover and Credit Default (136Kb)		16/03/2010
N - Clearing, Invoicing and Payment (133Kb)		31/03/2010
O - Communications Under the Code (39Kb)		01/12/2008
P - Energy Contract Volumes and Metered Volume Reallocations (55Kb)		01/12/2008
Q - Balancing Mechanism Activities (141Kb)		31/03/2010
R - Collection and Aggregation of Meter Data from CVA Metering Systems (107Kb)		08/03/2010
S - Supplier Volume Allocation (145Kb)		03/03/2010
T - Settlement and Trading Charges (216Kb)		31/03/2010
U - Provisions Relating to Settlement (97Kb)		08/03/2010
V - Reporting (107Kb)		17/03/2010
W - Trading Queries and Trading Disputes (44Kb)		01/12/2008
X - Definitions and Interpretation (39Kb)		01/12/2008
(i) Pool Supplement (20Kb)		15/03/2004
(ii) Summary of BSC Framework Agreement (27Kb)		01/12/2008
n/a - Summary of Acronyms and Defined Terms (34Kb)		01/12/2008
I -Transitional Arrangements for the Implementation of BETTA (67Kb)		01/12/2008
Z - Performance Assurance (34Kb)		01/12/2008

Information and guidance on the processes for managing contract notifications and submitting details to the Energy Contract Volume Aggregation Agent (ECVAA).

Document Title	Type	Issue Date
ECVAA Web Service Information Sheet (550Kb)		17/07/2009
Dual Notification of Contract Positions (43Kb)		22/10/2004
Energy Contract Volume Notification and Metered Volume Reallocation Notification (129Kb)		11/05/2007

How Trading Charges and other funds are administered under the BSC, including establishing banking arrangements for Trading Parties and information on the invoices and other financial notices issued by BSCCo.

Document Title	Type	Issue Date
BSC Section D Charges Calculator (30Kb)		12/01/2010
What are BSC Funding Shares? (289Kb)		06/07/2009
Delivery of Advice Notes, Backing Sheets and Confirmation Notices (105Kb)		06/11/2008
How to Read Advice Notes and Confirmation Notices (1.9Mb)		06/11/2008
How to read your Trading Charges Backing Sheets (220Kb)		05/01/2009
Overview of BSC Annual Cost Recovery (52Kb)		04/05/2006
How to complete the Funds Accession Form (146Kb)		08/07/2009

How the BSC is governed and how developments to the BSC, Code Subsidiary Documents, BSC Systems and other Configurable Items are progressed through the Modification and Change processes.

Document Title	Type	Issue Date
Overview of the Change Process (76Kb)		16/08/2007
Overview to Being a BSC Panel Member (50Kb)		19/06/2008
Overview of the Balancing and Settlement Code Modifications Procedures (80Kb)		01/10/2008

What Parties and Party Agents need to do to operate in the BSC.

Document Title	Type	Issue Date
Overview of Market Entry: BSC Parties and Party Agents that interface with BSC Central Systems (60Kb)		01/11/2007
SVA Qualification Storyboards and Test Guidelines (228Kb)		23/08/2007
Guidance Note - Material Change and Triggers for re-Qualification (75Kb)		23/08/2007
Simple Guide to Market Exit (60Kb)		09/11/2005
A New Participant’s Guide to CVA Qualification (135Kb)		23/08/2007
Guidance Note – Approach to Witnessing (139Kb)		23/08/2007
An Overview of Market Entry: SVA Qualification (73Kb)		25/07/2007

The requirements for installing, operating and reading meters for Settlement.

Document Title	Type	Issue Date
Automatic Meter Reading (102Kb)		16/09/2008
Introduction to Microgeneration under the BSC (60Kb)		28/03/2008
Best Practice in Using Energisation Status (62Kb)		01/06/2004
Change of Measurement and Profile Class (113Kb)		26/09/2008
Guidance on BSC Metering Systems and Compliance with BSC Codes of Practice (60Kb)		13/03/2007
Energisation Status project: Supplier Guidance (81Kb)		01/09/2004
Code of Practice 4 Sample Meter Calibrations (226Kb)		01/06/2010
Guidance on Code of Practice 4 (433Kb)		06/11/2008
Securing Access for Technical Assurance Agent (TAA) Inspections (230Kb)		09/09/2010

How Imbalance Prices and Settlement Cashflows are calculated under the BSC.

Document Title	Type	Issue Date
Overview of System Sell and System Buy Prices (286Kb)		24/08/2009
Imbalance Pricing Guidance (590Kb)		18/12/2009
Overview of Settlement Cashflows (47Kb)		01/02/2004

Guidance on settlement communications, including settlement reporting and how participants can communicate with ELEXON.

Document Title	Type	Issue Date
Write for the Reader (539Kb)		22/12/2008
A Guide to the BM Reports Website (5.6Mb)		05/11/2009
Guide to the Central Registration System BM Unit Data Sheet (160Kb)		25/06/2009
Operational Support Managers (1Mb)		01/12/2008
Simple Guide to CVA BSC Agent System Information Flows (80Kb)		05/06/2007
Online Forms Pilot Service User Guide (1.2Mb)		03/12/2007

High-level concepts behind the Balancing and Settlement arrangements, relevant to a wide range of Parties, Party Agents and other participants.

Document Title	Type	Issue Date
Overview of Credit Cover (335Kb)		25/06/2009
What happens if a Party Defaults? (391Kb)		06/07/2009
Trading Units (358Kb)		05/07/2010
Overview of Transmission Losses (333Kb)		05/07/2010
Overview of Embedded Generation Benefits (143Kb)		22/11/2006
Overview of the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC) Agents (188Kb)		22/12/2009
Overview of Credit Default (82Kb)		29/06/2006
Overview of Market Domain Data (310Kb)		23/03/2010
Market Domain Data FAQs (295Kb)		23/03/2010
Market Domain Data (MDD) Made Easy (423Kb)		05/07/2010
BM Unit Guidance (787Kb)		05/07/2010
Production/Consumption Flag Guidance (441Kb)		15/07/2010
Line Loss Factor Submission - Audit and Approval Guidance Note (992Kb)		08/07/2010
Change of CVA BM Unit Lead Party and Supplier ID Transfer Process and Appendices (318Kb)		29/09/2009

More on specific processes relating to Supplier Volume Allocation and the data held by Suppliers, Supplier Agents and Supplier Meter Registration Agents.

Document Title	Type	Issue Date
Long Term Vacant Sites (84Kb)		25/02/2010
D0095 User Guide Volume 1 - Process Management (303Kb)		26/02/2009
Profiling Samples Structure and Selecting Sample Candidates Guidance Note (163Kb)		05/11/2009
Supplier and LDSO Controls on Unmetered Supplies Operators (41Kb)		14/09/2005
SVA Agent Flows – P0219 and P0220 Instructions for Suppliers (67Kb)		17/04/2008
D0095 User Guide Volume 2 - Technical Guide (Supplier) (283Kb)		26/02/2009
Guidance on the Underpin Processes for Non Half Hourly Change of Supplier (47Kb)		03/11/2005
SVA Half Hourly Market Best Practice (72Kb)		02/08/2004
Exception Reporting in the Half Hourly Market (439Kb)		30/11/2004
The Management and Resolution of Erroneous Large EACs and AAs (98Kb)		14/11/2008
Advice to Suppliers trying to Achieve 97% Annualised Advances at Final Reconciliation (194Kb)		30/11/2004
What is Gross Volume Correction? (209Kb)		25/02/2010

Guidance on the processes required to manage Unmetered Supplies under the BSC.

Document Title	Type	Issue Date
Guidance on New Charging Code Structure for Unmetered Supplies (88Kb)		23/09/2008
Clarification of BSC Party and Party Agent responsibilities for Unmetered Supplies (32Kb)		01/07/2004
Guidance on dimming lighting equipment in Unmetered Supplies arrangements (102Kb)		25/04/2007