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CONTENTS
- What is a BM Unit?
- Accessing the Elexon Kinnect Customer Solution
- What do I need to do before I can register BM Units?
- NETSO Requirements
- Types of BM Units
- Exempt Export Primary BM Units
- Standard and Non-Standard Primary BM Unit Configuration
- Permissible Configurations of Plant and Apparatus
- Configurations of Plant and Apparatus not Permissible (unless agreed by the ISG)
- Registration of Directly Connected and Embedded Primary BM Units
- What is a Directly Connected Primary BM Unit?
- What is an Embedded Primary BM Unit?
- How long does it take to register a Directly Connected or Embedded BM Unit?
- How do I register a Directly Connected or Embedded BM Unit?
- What else is needed before the BM Unit can go live?
- Switching Groups
- Approval to Energise
- Registration of Interconnector Primary BM Units
- What is an Interconnector Primary BM Unit?
- Is there anything that I need to do before registering my BM Units?
- How do I register an Interconnector BM Unit?
- How do I register an Interconnector BM Unit after Market Entry
- Registration of Supplier Primary BM Units (2_Primary BM Units)
- What is a Supplier Primary BM Unit?
- How do I register Base Supplier BM Units?
- How do I register an Additional Supplier BM Unit?
- Is there anything else I need to do?
- Are there any other options?
- Registration of Supplier Additional Primary BM Units (C_ BM Units) for EMR Assets
- Registration of Secondary BM Units (V_BM Units)
- What is a Secondary BM Unit?
- How do I register a Secondary BM Unit ?
- Is there anything else I need to do?
- MSID Registration
- AMSID Registration
- Other Considerations
- Electricity Market Reform (EMR)
- Metered Volume Reallocation Notifications (MVRNs)
- Trading Units
- BM Unit Charges
- Guidance on completing form BSCP15/4.1 Registration of Primary BM Unit for a CVA Metering System (where the Elexon Kinnect Customer Solution is NOT used)
- Participant Details
- Authorised Signature
- Primary BM Unit Registration Details
- Electrical Single Line Diagram
- Storage BM Unit
- Primary BM Unit meeting criteria
- Fuel Type (Directly Connected or Embedded Primary BM Units) – for use in calculation of CALF values
- Primary BM Unit and Associated CVA Metering Systems
- MPAN Mapping details
- Primary BM Unit Group Details
- Switching Groups
- Need more information?
BM Units – Registration of Balancing Mechanism (BM) Units V17.0
Effective From Date:11/09/2025
Status:LIVE
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