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BSC Costs and Charges

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ELEXON’s costs and the contracted costs of BSC Agents are paid for by BSC Parties as described in Section D of the BSC. The amount each BSC Party pays depends on their market role and the volume of energy they generate, supply or trade. Detailed information on BSC Costs, Funding Shares and Section D charges are in the PDF BSC Funding Shares Information Sheet (289Kb) and PDF Section D (134Kb) of the BSC itself.

What are ‘Main & SVA Specified Charges’?

The Main and SVA Specified Charges are the fixed charges associated with being a BSC Party. They are set out in BSC Annex D-3.3 and D-3.4 and are determined by the BSC Panel before the start of each BSC Year.

The table below shows the 2009/2010 Main Specified Charges:

Specified Charge Current Rate Code Reference
CVA BM Units (£/month) £100 Annex D-3 3.1(c)
Supplier Base BM Units (£/month) £100 Annex D-3 3.1(g)
Supplier Additional BM Units (£/month) £100 Annex D-3 3.1(h)
Contracts Traded (£/MWh) £0.0007 Annex D-3 3.1(f)
CVA Metering Systems (£/month) £50 Annex D-3 3.1(b)
Base Monthly Charge (£/month) £250 Annex D-3 3.1(a)
HH MSIDs (£/MSID/month) £0.7 Annex D-3 4.1

Further information on these charges can be found within the PDF Schedule of Main and SVA Specified Charges (94Kb)

You can use our Excel Section D charging calculator  (30Kb) to help you understand how these charges may apply to your company.

What are the ‘Dataline Monthly Charges’?

The 'Dataline Monthly Charges' are payable by parties who have chosen to order the High Grade Service as described in BSC Annex D-3. Details of the charges agreed by the BSC Panel for 2009/2010 are within the PDF Schedule of Specified Communication Charges (147Kb)

What are ‘Further Charges’?

ELEXON provides a number of other services to BSC Parties, for example the Participant Test Service:

Further Charge Current Rate
Participant Test Service Test Slot (£/half day) £932

For more information on the Participant Test Service (PTS) Service please refer to the PDF BSC Participant Test Service User Guide (293Kb)

We can also make some data and reports available to non-BSC Parties under licence. Please see the BSC Reports Available to Non-BSC Parties and Market Domain Data pages. for more information.

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