EMRS has successfully implemented the new Metered Data Report on the EMRS Portal for Capacity Providers. The new Metered Data Report contains the metered volumes provided to EMRS for each settlement date in the Delivery Year. Capacity Providers will be able to confirm if their data flows have been received and have visibility of the...

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have published a consultation on the proposed changes to the Electricity Supplier Obligation Regulations in response to COVID-19. This consultation covers the proposed changes to the Regulations to reflect how the one-off, interest-free loan to be provided by BEIS to LCCC would work in practice in...

Suppliers are required, under the Electricity Capacity (Supplier Payment etc.) Regulations 2014, to provide a forecast of their Gross Demand for the Period of High Demand (Peak Period) for the 2020/21 Delivery Year, by 1 June 2020. This forecast is used to calculate Suppliers’ monthly Capacity Market Supplier Charge and monthly Credit Cover requirements. Further...

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 2020 to 31 December 2020. 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...

Suppliers should ensure their lodged Credit Cover is still sufficient. WP42 – Supplier CFD Credit Cover and G5 – Supplier CFD Credit Cover provides details on how to lodge Credit Cover and how your Credit Cover is calculated. EMRC205 provides the key dates for this Quarterly Obligation Period 1 July 2020 to 30 September 2020.

The Electricity Settlements Company, EMR Delivery Body and EMRS have written to Capacity Providers to inform them of the proposed Capacity Market (CM) Stress Event Testing programme for 2020 and 2021. We recognise the importance of operational effectiveness of all Capacity Market activities, particularly those related to Capacity Market Stress Events. The letter ‘Capacity Market...

LCCC will be hosting a webinar to discuss how the Interim Levy Rate and Total Reserve Amount were determined for the Quarterly Obligation Period 1 October 2020 to 31 December 2020. This will include the background and assumptions applied and provide a 15 month forecast. Register now for this event. Further details can be found...

EMRS would like to inform Suppliers that their first deadline to lodge Credit Cover for 1 October 2020 will be on 15 September 2020 at 5:00 PM. 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...

On 25 September 2020, Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) announced it has determined the Total Reserve Amount (TRA) and the Interim Levy Rate (ILR) for Quarterly Obligation Period 1 January 2021 to 31 March 2021 are as follows: Total Reserve Amount is £127,252,857.68 Interim Levy Rate is £8.283/MWh The CFD Scheme Dashboard illustrates the calculations performed to...

Suppliers should ensure their lodged Credit Cover is still sufficient. WP42 – Supplier CFD Credit Cover and G5 – Supplier CFD Credit Cover provides details on how to lodge Credit Cover and how your Credit Cover is calculated. EMRC215 provides the key dates for this Quarterly Obligation Period 1 October 2020 to 31 December 2020