Stakeholder Support for CfD Generators

Registering with EMRS, is a requirement under Operational Conditions Precedent 2.1A (Settlement Required Information). Following a CfD Allocation Round, LCCC will provide EMRS with the initial registration details of the CfD Generators who have successfully signed a CfD Agreement, or when this is relevant for the CfD Generator to commence this activity.

EMRS will then send a CfD Generator a link to invite them to complete their company registration within My EMRS (our customer portal). The individual nominated to complete the registration is confirmed to us by LCCC.

What is My EMRS?

My EMRS provides a secure and simple way to access your settlement files, including invoices, credit notes, notices and backing data that is updated daily. We have produced a short video to illustrate the Registration process using My EMRS.

How do I complete my registration?

To complete your registration, you will need to submit the following details within My EMRS:

• Registration User 
• Company Details
• Settlement Information
• Primary Bank Account
• Contact Details

During the registration process, you must also create an EMR Party ID. For EMRS to identify a CfD Generator within the Settlement System, we use the EMR Party ID, which is a unique identifier for a legal entity. This supports effective management of the Party.

Please note the EMR Party ID must be:

• An 8-character, alphanumeric combination of the Company Name
• All letters must be in upper case
• No special characters

If you are a phased CfD Generator registering on My EMRS, your EMR Party ID should be the same for each registration.

Please note that the Primary Bank Account must be held with a UK bank. This account will be used for all payments, so it is important that the details provided are accurate.

What are Authorised Contacts?

All Authorised Contacts will be able to access My EMRS, each with specific privileges and responsibilities:

Primary Party Authority – can amend all 5 sections of the My EMRS account. We require one Primary Party Authority to be listed on Companies House to confirm their official capacity to act on behalf of the organisation, and to ensure the legitimacy of authorisations and information shared with EMRS. This is a key part of the first step in the initial registration process to help verify the party’s identity and maintain security.

Finance Authority – can amend all 6 sections (5 on CfD Generators) of the My EMRS account. Each My EMRS account should have at least two Finance Authorities – one to submit changes and another to approve those changes.

Operating Authority – can update address and contact details but cannot amend bank details. Address details must match Companies House.

User – can download Party Data.

New registrations require one Primary Party authority, and two Finance Authorities as a minimum. At least one of the Primary Party authorities must be listed as a Director on Companies House. This is to confirm their official capacity to act on behalf of the organisation, and to ensure the legitimacy of authorisations and information shared with EMRS. This is a key part of the first step in the initial registration process to help verify the party’s identity and maintain security.

To understand more about Authorised Contacts’ privileges, please visit G4 – EMR and Nuclear RAB Settlement Authorisations.

Once you’ve completed the registration, you can submit this for approval by an Authorised Contact and then reviewed and approved by EMRS. We will keep you informed via email notification of successful or unsuccessful approval and when to access My EMRS if required.

More information on how to meet these requirements and complete your registration in My EMRS is available in WP24 – CfD Settlement Required Information.

Amending Registration Details

Please note: You may have noticed some fields were already filled in during the initial registration process. This is based on information provided to us by the LCCC and these details cannot be changed unless you contact your assigned Contract Manager or email Contract Management  who will inform us of these changes.

You can amend your registration details at any time using My EMRS. Please select ‘Party Details’ and ‘Amend Registration‘ from the Action drop down on the right-hand side on the screen. You can then select the area you want to amend from the menu on the left-hand side:

• User Contact Details
• Company Details
• Settlement Information
• Primary Bank Account
• Credit Cover Return Account
• Contact Details

Primary Authority, Finance Authority, Operating Authority and Trading Contacts can submit amendments to registrations details via My EMRS. All amendments will need to be approved by either a Finance Authority or a Primary Party Authority (this cannot be the same person who submitted the amendment). This expands on the current external approval for amendments to Bank Account details and reduces the risk of erroneous activity within My EMRS.

Once approved externally, these will be received by EMRS to review and confirm if your updates have been approved or rejected by email.

Please note when Bank Account Details are amended, they must be verified by EMRS. Verification will take place via a phone call to a relevant Authorised Contact (either a Primary Party Authority or a Finance Authority) to confirm the bank details.

For additional support on using My EMRS, please see G25 – My EMRS User Guide and the About My EMRS webpage.

For further support on amending registration details on My EMRS, please see WP24 – CfD OCP 2.1(A) Settlement Required Information.

The CfD Generator is responsible for providing sufficient information to LCCC to demonstrate compliance with Schedule 1 Part B 2.1 (A) of the CfD Standard Terms and Conditions:

• OCP (A) Settlement Required Information

A CfD Generator has to provide written confirmation from the CfD Settlement Services Provider (EMRS) that it has received and that the CfD Generator has established suitable systems and processes to ensure the continued provision of CfD Settlement Required Information to LCCC.

This is an Operational Further Conditions Precedent (Schedule 1 Part B 2.1 (A) of the CfD Standard Terms and Conditions) and is required to be met prior to the CfD Generator Start Date Operational Conditions Precedent. The purpose of the written confirmation is to provide evidence to LCCC that EMRS has all the information it requires to be able to carry out the CfD Settlement Activities.

The activities CfD Generator are required to complete for CfD Settlement Required Information are detailed below:

• Complete the CfD Generator Registration via My EMRS;
• Submit an Electrical Schematic to allow EMRS to determine the Aggregation Rule (this can be the same diagram submitted as per the Operational Conditions Precedent in the CfD Agreement Schedule 1 Part B 2.1 (D));
• Update LCCC with the estimated Start Date;
• For a CfD Generator that is an Embedded Generator, work with EMRS and the Balancing and Settlement Code Company (BSCCo) in the Additional BM Unit registration process;
• Request written confirmation that EMRS has received the CfD Settlement Required Information as per Operational Further Conditions Precedent in the CfD Agreement (Schedule 1 Part B 2.1 (A) (i) and (ii) of the CfD Standard Terms and Conditions). This request must come from an Authorised Contact; and
• Submit the written confirmation to LCCC along with a Directors’ Certificate.

WP24- CfD OCP 2.1(A) Settlement Required Information details the above activities.

Metering Pathways

There are several metering pathways that can be followed to submit Metered Volumes, dependent on the circumstances of the metering installation and whether they are part of the CM or have a CfD.

Metering pathways options available to CfD Generators are:

• Balancing Mechanism Unit (BMU); BSC Metering; This will be utilised for Central Meter Registration Service (CMRS) registered sites and metered volumes will be submitted as per the BSC processes and in line with the Settlement Calendar.
• Additional BMUs (A.BMU): Generators who are Embedded (connected to a Distribution System), with its Metering Systems registered in the Supplier Meter Registration Service (SMRS) require A.BMU to be registered to provide its metered volumes to EMRS. Further details of the A.BMU process is detailed in section of 6.3 of WP24- CfD OCP 2.1(A) Settlement Required Information.
• Self-Submission or Data Collector (DC); Private Wire (Network) CfD Generator can either submit metered data via self-submission or appoint a DC. The metered data will be sent to EMRS using a CSV defined file format uploaded via Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP).

For further details on these metering pathways, please refer to WP195 – Capacity Market and Contracts For Difference Metered Data.

Aggregation Rules are created and used to determine the metered volumes for a CfD Generator, which are used in the Difference Payment calculations. The rule is based on the Metered Entity Identifiers (e.g. BM Unit ID or Private Network) and details about the site. A CfD Generator may have more than one CfD, each requiring its own set of Aggregation Rules.

To support the creation of Aggregation Rules with EMRS, a CfD Generator will need to submit an Electrical Schematic Diagram (as per (Schedule 1 Part B 2.1 (D) of the CfD Standard Terms and Conditions) to LCCC. This forms OCP (D) Electrical Schematic Diagram, as detailed in the next section.

EMRS will send the CfD Generator a copy of their Aggregation Rules when they’re created and when any subsequent updates are made. EMR Aggregation Rules form part of WP24 – CfD OCP 2.1(A) Settlement Required Information and further detailed steps are outlined in WP25 – Aggregation Rules for Suppliers and CfD Generators.

Once the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) have confirmed the start date for the CfD Generator and EMRS receives the settlement data for that start date, the first billing statement will be issued on a daily basis.

CfD Generators will be issued either an invoice or a credit note depending on the difference between the Strike Price and Market Reference Price. The Market Reference Prices are available on LCCC’s website.

For details on different payment types, how the payments are calculated, how to validate the Billing Statement and details on termination events and fees, please refer to G24 – CfD Generator Payments.

CfD Generators can set up a Direct Debit with EMRS, to get the details of this, please email the Service Desk for more information.

Billing Statement Payment Terms

A difference amount is to be paid (credit note) to the CfD Generator:

• LCCC has 28 calendar days from the relevant settlement date to make the payment

A difference amount is to be collected (invoice) from the CfD Generator:

• CfD Generator has 10 working days from the invoice date to make the payment

EMRS Settlement Calendar provides a schedule of when payments for CfD Generators will be invoiced, when payment is due, and if applicable, the Settlement Date and the Settlement Run. The Settlement Calendar is available on the Settlement Data – CfD Generator webpage.

How will I receive my Billing Statement?

Depending on the method selected at registration, a CfD Generator will receive an email containing a PDF of the billing statement and CfD Generator Invoice Backing Data (D0365) in two formats, a .CSV and a .txt format. If opted to receive backing data over the Data Transfer Network (DTN), then the .txt version of the D0365 flow will be sent over the DTN. CfD Generators will still receive an email containing the PDF billing statement and .CSV backing data file.

How can I validate my Backing Data?

The items’ names and further details of the CfD Generator Invoice Backing Data (D0365) data flow can be found within the Data Transfer Catalogue (DTC).

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