Worked closely with 8 applicants at various stages of Entry Assessment
Sent four Controlled Market Entry Proposal’s to MEPB member for approval
Held three meetings/conference calls with new and upcoming applicants
Attended one joint planning meeting for a new applicant.
Continued investigation on a possible upcoming re-qualification
Attended one Controlled Market Entry exit audit, the results of which have been communicated to MEPB members
MEC declared the changes to the Measurement Classes (P300) as a Material Change (as defined in the MRA) and Amendments to the Refresh Interface between MPAS and the DCC was previously declare as a Material Change. As a result, we will be carrying out a Re-Qualification on all MPAS providers.
The Market Assurance team continues to provide a wide range of services. In July, they:
Worked closely with applicants at various stages of Entry
Assessment
Arranged a site visit to view an applicant’s systems prior to MST, this was successful and MEPB approved their entry into MST.
Held one joint planning meeting with Elexon for market entry.
Began investigations for a change that could possibly lead to re-qualification for Distribution Businesses.
Attended a CME exit audit, the results of which will be
communicated to MEPB members.
In addition to this, MEC declared the change to the Metering Point Administration Service (MPAS) as material and a re-qualification is required for Distribution Businesses.
The Market Assurance team continues to provide a wide range of services. In June:
We held meetings with four applicants;
One Supplier completed Controlled Market Entry and was approved by the MRA Entry Process Board (MEPB) to operate unrestricted in the Half-Hourly market sector;
One Supplier applied to operate within Controlled Market Entry and was approved by the MEPB;
We continued to worked with external and internal stakeholders to assess the impact and possible next steps for the implementation of P272;
The MEPB approved a paper for a possible re-qualification and this will be delivered to MEC in July;
We discovered a breach to the MRA during CME and reported this to MEC;
Six suppliers received MEPB approval to operate under the conditions of Controlled Market Entry.