EMR Settlement Limited

Capacity Market Pre-Delivery Year 2025/26 Event
2025-06-05 09:30 - 15:00 UTC | ELEXON, 350 Euston Road, London, NW1 3AW, United Kingdom
We are excited to confirm that together with Electricity Settlement Company (ESC) we are hosting a Pre-Delivery Year 2025/26 Event.
What’s the purpose?
This event is to provide an overview of the activities required prior to the start of the Delivery Year and highlight some Delivery Year activities to support your understanding of how best to get prepared. We are also working with NESO EMR Delivery Body and they will have colleagues in attendance.
Who should attend?
• Capacity Providers awarded Capacity Market Agreements from the T-1 2024 or T-4 2021 Auction Results Delivery Year 2025/26
• New Capacity Providers that have metering requirements to complete
• Anyone seeking a refresher on Pre-Delivery Year activities and an opportunity to engage directly with our teams
What will be covered at this event?
The event plans to include these topics:

Pre-Delivery Year Timeline
Registration via our customer portal My EMRS
Metering Assessment and Metering Test
Metering Pathways
Metering Configuration
DSR Test: key timeframe considerations for metering setup
Update from Capacity Market Advisory Group (CMAG)
Stress Event Information

We are looking to hold breakout sessions in the afternoon that cover Registration, Metering activities and Testing processes (e.g. DSR Test, SPDs and Extended Performance) to offer an opportunity to be able to discuss specific queries.
How do I register to attend this event?
Click here to secure your space.
Why a face-to-face session?
This is to support our increased focus on engaging with Capacity Providers and we hope the event provides opportunities for us to interact together and for yourselves to ask us questions.
Additional information
We value your feedback and if you’d like a particular topic covered that’s not highlighted please do get in touch via contact@emrsettlement.co.uk.
Any queries please do let us know.

Supplier Capacity Market Demand Forecast 2025 Deadline
2025-06-01
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 2025/26 Delivery Year. This forecast is used to calculate Suppliers’ monthly Capacity Market Supplier Charge and monthly Credit Cover requirements for 2025/26 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 Sunday 1 June 2025 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 2025.

Deadline to complete Metering Assessments for 2025/26 Delivery Year
2025-05-31
By 31 May 2025, the following CMU types for the T-1 and T-4 Auction are required to complete Metering Assessments for the 2025/26 Delivery:

Unproven DSR

Further details on completing Metering Assessments is available on our Stakeholder Support for Capacity Providers webpage. We have provided information in G1 – Capacity Market Metering to aid with any technical queries you may have with the questions.
Please contact our Service Desk if you require further information or support

Interim Levy Rate for 23 May 2025 to 30 June 2025 applies
2025-05-23
On 22 April 2025, LCCC issued a Stakeholder Bulletin to announce an In Period Adjustment to the Interim Levy Rate for Q2 2025. From 23 May 2025 to 30 June 2025, the ILR is £11.959/MWh.
From 23 May 2025, Suppliers will be required to maintain Credit Cover using the ILR of £11.959/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.

Deadline to lodge CfD Supplier Credit Cover for Q2 2025 In Period Adjustment
2025-05-22 17:00
Today, LCCC have announced an In Period Adjustment to the Interim Levy Rate for Q2 2025. Suppliers are required to maintain their Credit Cover requirement using the Interim Levy Rate applicable for the Quarterly Obligation Period. The Interim Levy Rate of £11.959/MWh is effective from 23 May 2025 to the end of the Quarterly Obligation Period on 30 June 2025.
If a Supplier is required to lodge additional Credit Cover, please ensure you have sufficient Credit Cover lodged by 5:00pm on 22 May 2025.
We have published supporting information about how to lodge Credit Cover for Suppliers in our News section on the website and also via the Stakeholder Support for Supplier – CfD.

Deadline to demonstrate Satisfactory Performance
2025-04-30
By 30 April 2025, the following generating CMU types for both T-1 and T-4 Auctions are required to demonstrate Satisfactory Performance for the 2024/25 Delivery Year:

Proven DSR
Unproven DSR
New Build
Existing Generating
Existing Interconnector
Prospective Interconnector
Refurbishing

Further details on fulfilling this requirement is available on our Stakeholder Support for Capacity Providers webpage.
Please contact our Service Desk if you require further information or support.

LCCC Webinar on the ILR and TRA forecast for Q3 2025
2025-04-23 10:00 - 11:00
LCCC’s Forecasting Team are hosting a webinar on the Interim Levy Rate and Total Reserve Amount forecast for Q3 2025. Also, they will cover the outcome from how the Q1 2025 performed against the forecast.
To secure your spot at this webinar, please do register here.
If you have any suggestions or feedback on what else would be useful to discuss during the webinar, please email LCCC at info@lowcarboncontracts.uk.

Supplier’s Capacity Market Monthly Credit Cover Deadline
2025-04-15 17:00
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 2024/25 Delivery Year which Suppliers receive at the end of March 2025. 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.

Credit Cover Deadline for Financial Commitment Milestone (DY 27/28)
2025-04-01
Capacity Providers (CPs) who have not met their Financial Commitment Milestone within 12 months of the Auction results (T-4 2027/28) must increase Credit Cover from £10k to £15k per MW per CMU. NESO have notified those CPs who have not met FCM within 12 months.
The deadline to lodge additional Credit Cover with us is 1 April 2025. Capacity Providers who have not lodged additional Credit Cover by the deadline will be terminated. The process to lodge Credit Cover, as well as further detail on FCMs is available on our Stakeholder Support for Capacity Providers webpage.
If you are unsure how much Credit Cover you currently hold, or how much Credit Cover you still need to lodge, please contact our Service Desk via contact@emrsettlement.co.uk.

Deadline to lodge CfD Supplier Credit Cover for Q2 2025
2025-03-31 17:00
Suppliers are required to maintain their Credit Cover requirement using the Interim Levy Rate applicable for the Quarterly Obligation Period. The Interim Levy Rate of £9.257/MWh is effective from 1 April 2025 to 30 June 2025.
If a Supplier is required to lodge additional Credit Cover, please ensure you have sufficient Credit Cover lodged by 5:00pm on 31 March 2025.
We have published supporting information about how to lodge Credit Cover for Suppliers in our News section on the website and also via the Stakeholder Support for Supplier – CfD.

Deadline to provide Metering Test Certificate to EMR DB
2025-03-31
Capacity Providers are required to provide Metering Test Certificates to the EMR Delivery Body. For Delivery Year 2026/27, the deadline to provide this to EMR DB is 31 March 2025 for the following CMU types:
T-4 Auction:

Proven DSR
Existing Generating
Existing Interconnector

To obtain your Metering Test Certificate, you must first complete a Metering Test on My EMRS by submitting a Single Line Diagram, Metering Statement and any additional supporting documentation. After completing the Metering Test, we will notify the Capacity Provider of the outcome of the Metering Test. If successful, the Capacity Provider will be able to request a Metering Test Certificate on My EMRS.
WP197 – Capacity Market Metering Test is available to download and steps you through the Metering Test process.
If you need further support, please do get in touch via Contact@emrsettlement.co.uk.

T-4 Auction Results for 2028/29 Delivery Year
2025-03-21 08:00 - 2025-03-24 17:00
T-4 Auction Results will be published between 21 – 24 March 2025.
Further details on the Auction Results will be made available on the NESO’s knowledge site.

T-1 Auction Results for 2025/26 Delivery Year
2025-03-14 08:00 - 2025-03-17 17:00
T-1 Auction Results will be published between 14 – 17 March 2025.
Further details on the Auction Results will be made available on the NESO’s knowledge site.

T-4 Auction for 2028/29 Delivery Year
2025-03-11 08:00 - 2025-03-12 17:00
The T-4 Auction for 2028/29 Delivery Year commences. Further details on the Auctions are location on the NESO’s knowledge site.

T-1 Auction for 2025/26 Delivery Year
2025-03-04 08:00 - 2025-03-05 17:00
The T-1 Auction for 2025/26 Delivery Year commences. Further details on the Auctions are location on the NESO’s knowledge site.

Drop in session for CfD Generators
2025-02-24 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-17 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-10 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-03 15:00 - 16:00
LCCC is hosting drop-in sessions every Monday in February to support CfD Generators in meeting the requirements of OCP 2.1A.
The EMRS team will be available during these sessions to assist with My EMRS registration and BMU creation. They will also share useful tips on gathering and submitting the necessary information for OCP 2.1A compliance and provide live demonstrations within My EMRS to guide generators through the process.
If you would like to attend, please contact your Contract Manager at LCCC to receive a calendar invite.

Mock System Stress Event Reporting Period
2025-02-18
On 18 February 2025, we will issue Mock System Stress Event Reporting to Capacity Providers. This reporting is to address data quality issues to improve the overall settlement accuracy if a System Stress Event were to happen.
We have consolidated further details together on our Settlement Data webpage to support Capacity Providers in understanding the reporting received.
During the period 18 February 2025 to 13 March 2025, we will be available to respond to any queries raised via the Service Desk in relation to your Mock System Stress Event Reporting.

LCCC Webinar on the ILR and TRA forecast for Q2 2025
2025-01-22 10:00 - 11:00
LCCC’s Forecasting Team are hosting a webinar on the Interim Levy Rate and Total Reserve Amount forecast for Q2 2025. Also, they will cover the outcome from how the Q4 2024 performed against the forecast.
To secure your spot at this webinar, please do register here.
If you have any suggestions or feedback on what else would be useful to discuss during the webinar, please email LCCC at info@lowcarboncontracts.uk.

Tier 1 Disputes Applicant Credit Cover Deadline
2025-01-03
Following Tier 1 Disputes Results Day on 10 December 2024, those Conditionally Prequalified Applicants are required to provide Credit Cover within 15 Working Days (WDs) after Tier 1 Disputes Results Day; this deadline is 3 January 2025.
Our Working Practice, WP35 – Applicant Credit Cover will provide you with the templates for Letter of Credit and also the bank account details to lodge cash Credit Cover is required. The Stakeholder Support for Capacity Provider webpage provides an interactive process map detailing the activities and interactions you’ll have with EMRS as a Capacity Provider to support you in participating in the Capacity Market scheme.
These dates are confirmed within the Electricity Market Reform Capacity Market Operational Plan.

Deadline to lodge CfD Supplier Credit Cover for Q1 2025
2024-12-31
Suppliers are required to maintain their Credit Cover requirement using the Interim Levy Rate applicable for the Quarterly Obligation Period. The Interim Levy Rate of £7.608/MWh is effective from 1 January 2025 to 31 March 2025.
If a Supplier is required to lodge additional Credit Cover, please ensure you have sufficient Credit Cover lodged by 5:00pm on 31 December 2024.
We have published supporting information about how to lodge Credit Cover for Suppliers in our News section on the website and also via the Stakeholder Support for Supplier – CfD.

Interim Levy Rate & Total Reserve Amount determined for Q2 2025
2024-12-17
The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) is required to determine the Total Reserve Amount and Interim Levy Rate for the Quarterly Obligation Period 1 April 2025 to 30 June 2025.
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.

Tier 1 Disputes Results Day
2024-12-10
NESO (EMR Delivery Body) has completed the assessment and Applicants who disputed their initial prequalification decision are notified of appeal outcome. This date is confirmed within the Capacity Market Operational Plan published on NESO’s website.

Deadline for Conditionally Prequalified Applicants to lodge Credit Cover
2024-12-03
Following Prequalification Results Day on 12 November 2024, those Conditionally Prequalified Applicants are required to provide Credit Cover within 15 Working Days (WDs) after Prequalification Results Day; this deadline is 3 December 2024.
Our Working Practice, WP35 – Applicant Credit Cover will provide you with the templates for Letter of Credit and also the bank account details to lodge cash Credit Cover is required. The Stakeholder Support for Capacity Provider webpage provides an interactive process map detailing the activities and interactions you’ll have with EMRS as a Capacity Provider to support you in participating in the Capacity Market scheme.
These dates are confirmed within the Electricity Market Reform Capacity Market Operational Plan.

Mock System Stress Event Reporting Period
2024-11-19
On 19 November 2024, we will issue Mock System Stress Event Reporting to Capacity Providers. This reporting is to address data quality issues to improve the overall settlement accuracy if a System Stress Event were to happen.
We have consolidated further details together on our Settlement Data webpage to support Capacity Providers in understanding the reporting received.
During the period 19 November 2024 to 12 December 2024, we will be available to respond to any queries raised via the Service Desk in relation to your Mock System Stress Event Reporting.

Clock Change
2024-10-27
We would like to remind those who submit metered data via a self-submission metering pathway that Sunday 27 October 2024 is a clock change.
The clocks go back an hour and this results in the Settlement Day, Sunday 27 October 2024 having 50 Settlement Periods. The method to deal with clock change days is described in Appendix 1 and an example is provided in Appendix 7 Clock Change of WP195 – Capacity Market and CfD Metered Data which is available within our Working Practice section.

LCCC Webinar on the ILR and TRA forecast for Q1 2025
2024-10-23 10:00 - 11:00
LCCC’s Forecasting Team are hosting a webinar on the Interim Levy Rate and Total Reserve Amount forecast for Q1 2025. Also, they will cover the outcome from how the Q3 2024 performed against the forecast.
To secure your spot at this webinar, please do register here.
If you have any suggestions or feedback on what else would be useful to discuss during the webinar, please email LCCC at info@lowcarboncontracts.uk.

Deadline to provide Metering Test Certificate to EMR DB
2024-10-01
Capacity Providers are required to provide Metering Test Certificates to the EMR Delivery Body. For Delivery Year 2024/25, the deadline to provide this to EMR DB is Tuesday 1 October 2024 for New Build Generating CMUs, Refurbishing Generating CMUs and Prospective Interconnector CMUs for T-1 Auction.
To obtain your Metering Test Certificate, you must first complete a Metering Test on My EMRS by submitting a Single Line Diagram, Metering Statement and any additional supporting documentation. After completing the Metering Test, we will notify the Capacity Provider of the outcome of the Metering Test. If successful, the Capacity Provider will be able to request a Metering Test Certificate on My EMRS.
WP197 – Capacity Market Metering Test is available to download and steps you through the Metering Test process.
If you need further support, please do get in touch via Contact@emrsettlement.co.uk.
