Tier 1 Disputes Credit Cover Deadline
2022-12-20
Those applicants who have now had an updated status to Conditionally Prequalified are required to lodge Credit Cover within 15 Working Days (WDs); this deadline is 20 December 2022.
Full details of the process for Applicants to lodge Credit Cover is available on the Stakeholder Support for Applicant/Capacity Provider webpage and in WP35 – Applicant Credit Cover.

LCCC to determine the Total Reserve Amount and Interim Levy Rate Q2 2023
2022-12-30
The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) is required to determine the Total Reserve Amount (TRA) and Interim Levy Rate (ILR) for the Quarterly Obligation Period 1 April 2023 to 30 June 2023.
Once confirmed, on behalf of the LCCC we’ll notify Suppliers in accordance with the Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) Regulations 2014 (the “Supplier Obligation Regulations”) of the Supplier’s Reserve Payment Amount and the Interim Levy Rate.
The CfD Scheme Dashboard illustrates the calculations performed to determine TRA and the ILR. It provides calculations for the Quarterly Obligation Periods for which the LCCC have determined a non-zero ILR, a 15 month forecast and a Daily Reconciled Levy Rates. You can view the CfD Scheme Dashboard on the LCCC website.

LCCC hosting a webinar on ILR and TRA for Q2 2023
2023-01-25 10:00 - 10:45 UTC
This is an opportunity to hear from LCCC’s Forecasting Team on the Interim Levy Rate and Total Reserve Amount forecast for Quarterly Obligation Period 1 April 2023 to 30 June 2023. Plus, an opportunity to raise questions and to look back at the outcomes in Q4 2022. They will also explain first-hand the reasons for creating the new Supplier Payments Dashboard and how stakeholders can interact with the dashboard.
If you would like to find out more, please sign up to this webinar via this registration link.
LCCC will look at the following topics in the webinar:

How Q4 2022 CfD costs compared to our forecasts, and how this affects money flows within the CfD scheme.
The assumptions that went into forecasting the Interim Levy Rate and the Total Reserve Amount for Q2 2023.
Newly published “Supplier Payments Dashboard”, which shows how much each Supplier has paid to LCCC due to the ILR since the CfD scheme began.

Further information on the Interim Levy Rate and Total Reserve Amount for Q2 2023 is available in the News. Also, please do refer to the CfD scheme Dashboards published by LCCC to illustrate scheme data and metrics.

Final Capacity Market Auction Results for T-1 2023/24
2023-02-24 00:00 - 2023-02-27 00:00
The Capacity Auction Final Results Report for T-1 Capacity Auction for DY 2023/24 will be published on the Delivery Body Website within latest News.
Final CM Auction Results for T-1 2023/24 are now published.

Final Capacity Market Auction Results for T-4 2026/27
2023-03-03 00:00 - 2023-03-06 00:00
The Capacity Auction Final Results Report for T-4 Capacity Auction for DY 2026/27 will be published on the Delivery Body website within latest News.

Supplier CfD Credit Cover Deadline
2023-03-08 00:00 - 17:00
Suppliers will be required to maintain Credit Cover. Suppliers need to ensure they have sufficient Credit Cover lodged by 5pm on 8 March 2023 to meet the increase in the Interim Levy Rate to £8.120/MWh from 9 March 2023 until 31 March 2023, the end of the Quarterly Obligation Period.
Details on how to lodge Credit Cover have been published in news item ‘CfD Interim Levy Rates increases from 9 March 2023’. Also, you can view information on the Stakeholder Support for Suppliers – CfD webpage.

CfD Interim Levy of £8.120/MWh
2023-03-09
The CfD Interim Levy Rate has been adjusted for the remainder of the Quarterly Obligation Period from £0.000/MWh to £8.120/MWh and takes effect on 9 March 2023. From the effective date, Supplier’s CfD Interim Rate Payments and Credit Cover requirements will be calculated using the adjusted Interim Levy Rate.
Further details on the increase to the Interim Levy Rate is published in news item ‘CfD Interim Levy Rates increases from 9 March 2023’.

Telephone outage on 28 March 2023
2023-03-28
On Tuesday 28 March, we will have a telephone outage. This is due to moving to a new provider which requires some changes to our communication systems. We understand this may cause some inconvenience, and we apologise in advance for any disruption to your work.
During the outage, please contact our Service Desk via contact@emrsettlement.co.uk and our team will respond to your query. It is worth remembering you can use My EMRS to submit new registration, submit registration amendments, download invoices, backing data and metered data reports.
We would like to reassure you that once the work is complete, you will not notice any difference when calling the Service Desk.

Interim Levy Rate & Total Reserve Amount determined for Q3
2023-03-31
The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) is required to determine the Total Reserve Amount and Interim Levy Rate for the Quarterly Obligation Period 1 July 2023 to 30 September 2023.
Once confirmed, we will notify Suppliers in accordance with the Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) Regulations 2014 (the “Supplier Obligation Regulations”) of the Supplier’s Reserve Payment Amount and the Interim Levy Rate.
The CfD Scheme Dashboard illustrates the calculations performed to determine the Interim Levy Rate and Total Reserve Amount. It also provides a 15 month forecast and a Daily Reconciled Levy Rates. You can view the CfD Scheme Dashboard on the LCCC website.

Revised Schedule of Supplier’s Monthly Credit Cover and Supplier Charges for 2022/23
2023-03-31
Suppliers received their revised monthly Capacity Market Credit Cover and Supplier Charge schedule for the 2022/23 Delivery Year. The revised schedule is based on the actual data for the Period of High Demand. The first month a Supplier’s Capacity Market Supplier Charge will be calculated using metered data will be May 2023.
This impacts Suppliers who had metered volumes during Period of High Demand in 2022/23 Delivery Year and Suppliers who submitted a demand forecast but subsequently had zero volumes during the Period of High Demand in 2022/23. Supporting information is available in the Stakeholder Support for Suppliers.

Interim Levy Rate for 1 April 2023 to 30 June 2023
2023-04-01
On 16 December 2022, LCCC issued a Stakeholder Bulletin to announce for the Quarterly Obligation Period 1 April 2023 to 30 June 2023 that the Interim Levy Rate is £0.000/MWh.
From 1 April 2023, Suppliers will be required to maintain Credit Cover using the Interim Levy Rate of £0.000/MWh. Further information on the process on lodging or requesting excess Credit Cover is available in WP42 – Supplier CfD Credit Cover.
We have published supporting information for Suppliers in our News Section on the website.

Supplier’s Capacity Market Monthly Credit Cover Deadline
2023-04-13
You must lodge enough Credit Cover no later than 12 working days before the start of the month to meet your monthly Credit Cover requirement for each month of the Delivery Year. The amount of Credit Cover is 110% of the monthly Capacity Market Supplier Charge.
This is illustrated in the revised monthly Capacity Market Credit Cover and Supplier Charge schedule for the 2022/23 Delivery Year which Suppliers receive at the end of March 2023. A copy of this schedule will be available on My EMRS for Suppliers to review. Supporting information is available on the Stakeholder Support for Suppliers webpage.

LCCC hosting a webinar on ILR and TRA for Q3 2023
2023-04-26 10:00 - 11:00
This is an opportunity to hear from LCCC’s Forecasting Team on the Interim Levy Rate and Total Reserve Amount forecast for Quarterly Obligation Period 1 July 2023 to 30 September 2023. Plus, an opportunity to raise questions and to look back at the outcomes in Q1 2023.
If you would like to find out more, please sign up to this webinar via this registration link.
Further information on the Interim Levy Rate and Total Reserve Amount for Q3 2023 is available in the News. Also, please do refer to the CfD scheme Dashboards published by LCCC to illustrate scheme data and metrics.

EMR Delivery Body hosting a Capacity Market Pre Delivery Year 2023/24 Webinar
2023-05-23 14:00 - 15:30
EMR Delivery Body are hosting a webinar for Capacity Market Participants who were awarded a Capacity Market Agreement from T-1 2022 Auction Results or T-4 2019 Auction Results for the Delivery Year 2023/24. The purpose of this webinar is to provide an understanding of the activities required prior to the commencement of the Delivery Year. Those wanting a general refresh of this information are also welcome to attend.
This webinar will provide you with a better understanding of:

Roles & Responsibilities
DB Milestones Tool
Pre Delivery Year Timeline (June – October 2023)
Metering Activities
My EMRS
Stress Event Information

There will also be time for attendees to ask questions to the following Capacity Market Delivery Partners: Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body (EMR DB), Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) and EMR Settlement (EMRS).
Register for this webinar here.
You can email emr@nationalgrideso.com if you have any queries about the above information.

Supplier Capacity Market Demand Forecast 2023 Deadline
2023-06-01
Suppliers are required, under the Electricity Capacity (Supplier Payment etc.) Regulations 2014, to provide a forecast of Gross Demand for the Period of High Demand: 4pm to 7pm on Working Days from November through to February for the 2023/24 Delivery Year. This forecast is used to calculate Suppliers’ monthly Capacity Market Supplier Charge and monthly Credit Cover requirements for 2022/23 Delivery Year.
The email issued to Suppliers will include the following:

CSV forecast template to be completed by entering a demand figure for each of the upcoming peak months (to 3 decimal places), saving and attaching this to your reply to the Service Desk.
Supporting Instructions (PDF) contains your actual peak demands for the previous two Delivery Years (where available) and further information on completing the forecast.

‘Reminder’ emails will be issued at specified intervals at seven, two and one working day prior to the Thursday 1 June 2023 demand forecast deadline. The demand forecast template and the reminders emails will be issued to the Primary Company email addresses.
Upon returning back your completed CSV forecast templates via email, we do ask Suppliers to provide any supporting commentary within your reply to us via the Service Desk.
Please visit the Stakeholder Support – CM Supplier webpage which provides information on completing your forecast. We also have WP5 – Supplier Capacity Market Demand Forecast, and G12 – Supplier Capacity Market Demand Forecast for further information.
Once all forecasts are received and reviewed, EMRS will look to send Supplier’s their Schedule of Supplier’s Monthly CM Supplier Charges and Credit Cover by the end of July 2023.

Implementation the data flows changes to support EMR backing data
2023-06-30
EMR Backing Data changes aligns the associated data flows structures and is named in line with the actual output from the Settlement System. This change impacts Suppliers, CfD Generators and Capacity Providers.
The changes amends the following data flows:

D0362 – CfD Supplier Invoice Backing Data
D0363 – CfD Supplier Credit Cover Report
D0364 – CM Supplier Invoice Backing Data
D0365 – CfD Generator Invoice Backing Data
D0366 – CM Capacity Provider Invoice Backing Data

The CSV backing data format will also be updated to ensure consistency across all backing data formats.
For full details of this change please do visit the EMR Backing Data changes webpage. EMR235 provides some historical background information about these changes.

Interim Levy Rate & Total Reserve Amount determined for Q4
2023-06-30
The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) is required to determine the Total Reserve Amount and Interim Levy Rate for the Quarterly Obligation Period 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023.
Once confirmed, we will notify Suppliers in accordance with the Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) Regulations 2014 (the “Supplier Obligation Regulations”) of the Supplier’s Reserve Payment Amount and the Interim Levy Rate.
The CfD Scheme Dashboard illustrates the calculations performed to determine the Interim Levy Rate and Total Reserve Amount. It also provides a 15 month forecast and a Daily Reconciled Levy Rates. You can view the CfD Scheme Dashboard on the LCCC website.

Service Desk Maintenance
2023-06-30 12:00 - 2023-07-03 08:30
Please be advised that this maintenance did not go ahead and we are working with an external service provider to reschedule this work.

We would like to advise from 12:00pm on Friday 30 June 2023 to 8:30am on Monday 3 July 2023, the Jira Service Management application used to manage the Service Desk is going to be down for maintenance.
How will this impact the EMRS Service Desk?
During this short period of maintenance, the following is impacted:

Issue of ticket reference numbers
Ability for Operators to respond via the Service Desk
Ticket status notifications

This includes the contact@emrsettlement.co.uk and metering@emrsettlement.co.uk email addresses.
Rest assured we have chosen the quietest period to undertake this maintenance to minimise impact on our customers.
What should I do if I have an urgent query or service request?
If you do have an urgent query or service request during this period, please call the Service Desk on 020 7380 4333 and the team will be happy to assist.
What happens when the maintenance is completed?
We are confident the Service Desk will be fully restored at around 8:30am on Monday 3 July 2023. Any emails received during the downtime will load into the Service Desk and ticket reference numbers will be issued. All other activities will resume from this point.
When will I receive a further update?
We will provide an update following the completion of this maintenance on Monday 3 July 2023.

Mock System Stress Event Reporting Webinar
2023-07-04 11:00 - 12:30
This webinar will talk through the Mock System Stress Event Reporting and provide an opportunity for Capacity Providers to ask questions to ESC and EMRS.
To support the webinar, we welcome Capacity Providers to email our Service Desk your questions and these will be answered during the webinar (and we will reply following the webinar).
Register for this webinar here.
Background Information
Together with ESC, EMRS are hosting a webinar for Capacity Providers to support the Mock System Stress Event Testing Program.
One initiative of the Mock System Stress Event is to replicate the calculations involved in a System Stress Event to create Mock System Stress Event Reporting which can then be sent to Capacity Providers. This will enable Capacity Providers to understand their initial position, had a Stress Event occurred, and be informed of any issues identified against individual CMU’s.

Service Desk Maintenance
2023-07-06 17:30 - 2023-07-10 08:30
We would like to advise from 5:30pm on Thursday 6 July 2023 to 8:30am on Monday 10 July 2023, the Jira Service Management application used to manage the Service Desk is going to be down for maintenance.
How will this impact the EMRS Service Desk?
During this short period of maintenance, the following is impacted:

Issue of ticket reference numbers
Ability for Operators to respond via the Service Desk
Ticket status notifications

This includes the contact@emrsettlement.co.uk and metering@emrsettlement.co.uk email addresses.
Rest assured we have chosen the quietest period to undertake this maintenance to minimise impact on our customers.
What should I do if I have an urgent query or service request?
If you do have an urgent query or service request during this period, please call the Service Desk on 020 7380 4333 and the team will be happy to assist.
What happens when the maintenance is completed?
We are confident the Service Desk will be fully restored at around 8:30am on Monday 10 July 2023. Any emails received during the downtime will load into the Service Desk and ticket reference numbers will be issued. All other activities will resume from this point.
When will I receive a further update?
We will provide an update following the completion of this maintenance on Monday 10 July 2023.

LCCC Webinar to Introduce the ILR and TRA forecasts for Q4 2023
2023-07-26 10:00 - 11:00
LCCC’s Forecasting Team are hosting a webinar on the Interim Levy Rate and Total Reserve Amount for Q4 2023. They will also look back at the outcomes in Q2 2023, as well as provide an overview of the generation volume and advanced forecast.
You can reserve a spot here.
If you have any questions regarding this event please email info@lowcarboncontracts.uk.

POSTPONED - SFTP Downtime: Friday 11 August 2023
2023-08-11 14:00 - 17:00
THIS MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN POSTPONED
EMRS will be carrying out maintenance on Friday 11 August 2023 to the Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP).
We would like to inform all SFTP users that the service will not be available to receive and process any files on Friday 11 August 2023 between 14:00 to 17:00.
Additionally, failed files will not be stored anywhere for EMRS to pick up at a later date. In the event that files are automated and scheduled for a set time and the files have failed to transfer, please contact us to arrange alternative collection of files.

SFTP Downtime: Thursday 14 September 2023 between 14:00 to 18:00
2023-09-14 14:00 - 18:00
EMRS will be carrying out maintenance on Thursday 14 Sepmtember 2023 to the Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP).
We would like to inform all SFTP users, that the service will not be available to receive and process any files on Thursday 14 September 2023 between 14:00 to 18:00.
Additionally, failed files will not be stored anywhere for EMRS to pick up at a later date. In the event that files are automated and scheduled for a set time, and the files have failed to transfer please contact us to arrange alternative collection of files.

Suppliers’ first deadline to lodge CM Credit Cover for 2023/24 Delivery Year
2023-09-14 17:00
To support the start of the 2023/24 Delivery Year Suppliers are required to lodge Credit Cover by no later than 12 Working Days before the start of the Delivery Year. Suppliers’ first deadline to lodge Credit Cover for October 2023 is by 5:00 p.m. on 14 September 2023.
How much Credit Cover do I need to lodge?
The amount of Credit Cover is set at 110% of the monthly Capacity Market Supplier Charge. Suppliers exact amounts were confirmed in the monthly Capacity Market Credit Cover and Supplier Charge schedules issued on the 31 July 2023. You can also locate this schedule in My EMRS in your Party Data section.
How do I lodge Credit Cover?
Credit Cover is accepted as either cash, via a Letter of Credit or a combination of the two. Please note, in order for Credit Cover to be considered as lodged, the cash amount must have been received in the relevant bank account or a valid Letter of Credit must have been received by EMRS. When lodging a Letter of Credit by SWIFT message, please email a copy of the message to the Service Desk.
WP45 – Supplier CM Credit Cover details the process for lodging Credit Cover including the Letter of Credit templates and bank details. G14 – Supplier CM Credit Cover provides further guidance on CM Credit Cover. Should you wish to make changes to the wording of the Letter of Credit then these changes should be authorised by EMRS before submitting to our bankers. Unauthorised changes will be rejected and as a result will delay having Credit Cover lodged.
Further information is captured on the Stakeholder Support for Suppliers – CM webpage.

Webinar - Modification P395 ‘Aligning BSC Reporting with EMR Regulations'
2023-09-21 10:30 - 12:00
Preparing for go live of Modification P395 ‘Aligning BSC Reporting with EMR Regulations – an enduring solution’, Elexon will host a webinar to explain in more detail what companies need to know so that they can benefit from the changes. If you are a Supplier, Generator, Half Hourly Data Collector, or Meter Operator Agent, these changes will be of interest to you.
The webinar will cover:

How P395 will work, and what the impact is on interested BSC Parties.
How to submit P395 Declarations through the new screens added to the Elexon Kinnect Customer Solution. This will, for example, allow a Supplier to register an asset in order to obtain an Asset Metering System ID (AMSID) Pair for P395. This can then be included in an EMR AMSID Declaration.
Explaining the opportunity for Suppliers and Registrants to familiarise themselves with the new functionality in industry testing (taking place w/c 16 October 2023)
Q&As with our presenters

Sign up for the webinar
Please sign up to attend the webinar by using this Gotowebinar link. We will record the webinar and publish the link on our website, for anyone who cannot attend on the day.
Also, Elexon have a designated webpage explaining about this webinar in more detail and this link will navigate to the webpage: ‘Join our webinar on the upcoming P395 changes’.
What is P395?
Electricity Market Reform Services (EMRS) calculates the Final Consumption Levies (FCL) for each Supplier and Central Volume Allocation (CVA) Registrant. The FCLs recover costs for schemes such as Contracts for Difference and the Capacity Market. Registrants are the owners of meters.
Currently the FCLs are calculated by EMRS. The calculation is based on the Balancing Mechanism Unit Gross Demand provided by our BSC Systems in the SAA-I042 Settlement report interface.
However, the Electricity Act 1989’s definition of supply excludes electricity supplied by Suppliers to Generators, and Storage operated by Generation licensees should not be subject to FCLs. The joint Government and Ofgem smart systems and flexibility plan also states that FCLs should not be charged for such imports.
Currently EMRS is operating an interim solution to resolve this issue. The solution involves adjusts the Balancing Mechanism (BM) Unit Gross Demand to remove imports provided to generation and / or storage through Supplier Volume Allocation (SVA) metering systems. This is being used where there is no final demand by consumers. However, EMRS cannot adjust the BM Unit Gross Demand for SVA-connected sites where there is also final demand, or for any Central Volume Allocation (CVA) connected sites.
• See the P395 webpage for all of the background information on the Modification.

Interim Levy Rate & Total Reserve Amount determined for Q1 2024
2023-09-29
The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) is required to determine the Total Reserve Amount and Interim Levy Rate for the Quarterly Obligation Period 1 Janaury 2024 to 31 March 2024
Once confirmed, we will notify Suppliers in accordance with the Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) Regulations 2014 (the “Supplier Obligation Regulations”) of the Supplier’s Reserve Payment Amount and the Interim Levy Rate.
The CfD Scheme Dashboard illustrates the calculations performed to determine the Interim Levy Rate and Total Reserve Amount. It also provides a 15 month forecast and a Daily Reconciled Levy Rates. You can view the CfD Scheme Dashboard on the LCCC website.

Deadline to lodge CfD Supplier Credit Cover for Q4 2023
2023-09-29 17:00
Suppliers must make Interim Rate payments and provide Credit Cover if they supply electricity within the Quarterly Obligation Period. Suppliers are required to maintain their Credit Cover requirement using the Interim Levy Rate applicable for the Quarterly Obligation Period.
If a Supplier is required to lodge additional Credit Cover, please ensure you have sufficient Credit Cover lodged by 5:00pm on 29 September 2023. We have published supporting information about how to lodge Credit Cover for Suppliers in our News Section on the website.

Interim Levy Rate for 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023
2023-10-01
On 16 December 2022, LCCC issued a Stakeholder Bulletin to announce for the Quarterly Obligation Period 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023 that the Interim Levy Rate is £5.798/MWh.
Suppliers will be required to maintain Credit Cover using the Interim Levy Rate of £5.798/MWh for this Quarterly Obligation. Further information on the process on lodging Credit Cover is available in WP42 – Supplier CfD Credit Cover.
We have published supporting information for Suppliers in our News Section on the website.

System Stress Event Overview Webinar
2023-10-19 14:00 - 15:30
Together with National Grid Delivery Body and ESC, EMRS are hosting a webinar to support Capacity Providers with their preparations for the winter period.
The webinar will cover the following topics:

Notification channels for a System Stress Event and the triggers for a Capacity Market Notice
Capacity Providers Obligations if a System Stress has occurred
Relevant Balancing Services and Relevant Interruptions
Capacity Volume Register (CVR)
Activities associated with Volume Reallocation
An update on Mock System Stress Event Reporting (this is an email to exercise to Capacity Providers)

We want to particularly encourage the attendance of Capacity Providers that are new to the Capacity Market, as well as individuals that would be required to support activities should a Stress Event occur. We also welcome those who would like a refresher on the above topics.
This will also be an opportunity to ask any questions you may have to the following organisations:

Capacity Market Delivery Partners (including National Grid Electricity System Operator)
Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body (EMR DB)
Electricity Settlements Company (ESC)
EMR Settlement (EMRS)

In preparation for this webinar, we also recommend for attendees to have looked through G18 – CM Stress Event Guide to support any content covered during the session.
Please register for the webinar here.

LCCC Webinar to Introduce the ILR and TRA forecasts for Q1 2024
2023-10-25 10:00 - 11:00
LCCC’s Forecasting Team are hosting a webinar on the Interim Levy Rate and Total Reserve Amount for Q1 2024. They will also look back at the outcomes in Q3 2023, as well as provide an overview of the generation volume and advanced forecast.
You can reserve a spot here.
If you have any questions regarding this event please email info@lowcarboncontracts.uk.
