Decision on NESO's annual update to C9 statements
Decision
- Publication date
- Industry sector
- Transmission Network
- Licence type
- Electricity System Operator Licence
In accordance with Part H of Condition C9 of its Electricity System Operator Licence, National Energy System Operator (“NESO”) has conducted a review of the five statements set out within that Condition. The Condition C9 licence Statements are:
- Procurement Guidelines Statement (“PGS”);
- Applicable Balancing Services Volume Data Methodology Statement (“ABSVD”);
- Balancing Principles Statement (“BPS”);
- System Management Action Flagging Methodology Statement (“SMAF”);
- Balancing Services Adjustment Data Methodology Statement (“BSAD”).
NESO are proposing updates to all five statements, but the key changes proposed to these documents include:
- amendment of the ABSVD statement to align with the Balancing Settlement Code
- updates to the BPS, reflecting new licence obligations under Condition C9.8
- updates to nomenclature to reflect transition to NESO, including changes from “C16” to “C9”, the “ESO” to “NESO” and updates to reflect the licence transition from NGESO’s Electricity Transmission licence to NESO’s Independent System Operator and Planner licence
- updates to various services, reflecting current procurement plans
- housekeeping updates