Elexon explains what Balancing Mechanism (BM) Units are, how they're used and how to register them under the BSC.

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<div data-id="accessing-the-elexon-kinnect-customer-solution" style="text-align:left">Accessing the Elexon Kinnect <u class='defined-term'>Customer</u> Solution</div>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="what-do-i-need-to-do-before-i-can-register-bm-units" style="text-align:left">What do I need to do before I can register <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u>s?</div></body></html>

<div data-id="netso-requirements" style="text-align:left"><u class='defined-term'>NETSO</u> Requirements</div>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="types-of-bm-units" style="text-align:left">Types of <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u>s</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="exempt-export-primary-bm-units" style="text-align:left">Exempt <u class="defined-term"><u class="defined-term">Export</u></u> <u class="defined-term">Primary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u>s</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="permissible-configurations-of-plant-and-apparatus" style="text-align:left">Permissible Configurations of <u class="defined-term"><u class="defined-term">Plant</u></u> and <u class="defined-term">Apparatus</u></div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="configurations-of-plant-and-apparatus-not-permissible-unless-agreed-by-the-isg" style="text-align:left">Configurations of <u class="defined-term"><u class="defined-term">Plant</u></u> and <u class="defined-term">Apparatus</u> not Permissible (unless agreed by the ISG)</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="standard-and-non-standard-primary-bm-unit-configuration" style="text-align:left">Standard and Non-Standard <u class="defined-term">Primary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u> Configuration</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="what-is-a-directly-connected-primary-bm-unit" style="text-align:left">What is a Directly Connected <u class="defined-term">Primary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u>?</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="what-is-an-embedded-primary-bm-unit" style="text-align:left">What is an Embedded <u class="defined-term">Primary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u>?</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="how-long-does-it-take-to-register-a-directly-connected-or-embedded-bm-unit" style="text-align:left">How long does it take to register a Directly Connected or Embedded <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u>?</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="how-do-i-register-a-directly-connected-or-embedded-bm-unit" style="text-align:left">How do I register a Directly Connected or Embedded <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u>?</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="what-else-is-needed-before-the-bm-unit-can-go-live" style="text-align:left">What else is needed before the <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u> can go live?</div></body></html>

<div data-id="switching-groups" style="text-align:left">Switching Groups</div>

<div data-id="approval-to-energise" style="text-align:left">Approval to Energise</div>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="registration-of-directly-connected-and-embedded-primary-bm-units" style="text-align:left">Registration of Directly Connected and Embedded <u class="defined-term">Primary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u>s</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="what-is-an-interconnector-primary-bm-unit" style="text-align:left">What is an <u class="defined-term">Interconnector</u> <u class="defined-term">Primary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u>?</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="is-there-anything-that-i-need-to-do-before-registering-my-bm-units" style="text-align:left">Is there anything that I need to do before registering my <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u>s?</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="how-do-i-register-an-interconnector-bm-unit" style="text-align:left">How do I register an <u class="defined-term">Interconnector <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u>?</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="how-do-i-register-an-interconnector-bm-unit-after-market-entry" style="text-align:left">How do I register an <u class="defined-term">Interconnector <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u> after Market Entry</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="registration-of-interconnector-primary-bm-units" style="text-align:left">Registration of <u class="defined-term">Interconnector</u> <u class="defined-term">Primary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u>s</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="what-is-a-supplier-primary-bm-unit" style="text-align:left">What is a <u class="defined-term"><u class="defined-term">Supplier</u></u> <u class="defined-term">Primary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u>?</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="how-do-i-register-base-supplier-bm-units" style="text-align:left">How do I register Base <u class="defined-term"><u class="defined-term">Supplier</u> <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u>s?</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="how-do-i-register-an-additional-supplier-bm-unit" style="text-align:left">How do I register an Additional <u class="defined-term"><u class="defined-term">Supplier</u> <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u>?</div></body></html>

<div data-id="is-there-anything-else-i-need-to-do" style="text-align:left">Is there anything else I need to do?</div>

<div data-id="are-there-any-other-options" style="text-align:left">Are there any other options?</div>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="registration-of-supplier-primary-bm-units-2_primary-bm-units" style="text-align:left">Registration of <u class="defined-term"><u class="defined-term">Supplier</u></u> <u class="defined-term">Primary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u>s (2_<u class="defined-term">Primary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u>s)</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="registration-of-supplier-additional-primary-bm-units-c_-bm-units-for-emr-assets" style="text-align:left">Registration of <u class="defined-term"><u class="defined-term">Supplier</u></u> Additional <u class="defined-term">Primary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u>s (C_ <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u>s) for EMR <u class="defined-term">Asset</u>s</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="what-is-a-secondary-bm-unit" style="text-align:left">What is a <u class="defined-term">Secondary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u>?</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="how-do-i-register-a-secondary-bm-unit-" style="text-align:left">How do I register a <u class="defined-term">Secondary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u> ?</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="amsid-registration" style="text-align:left"><u class="defined-term">A<u class="defined-term">MSID</u></u> Registration</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="msid-registration" style="text-align:left"><u class="defined-term">MSID</u> Registration</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="registration-of-secondary-bm-units-v_bm-units" style="text-align:left">Registration of <u class="defined-term">Secondary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u>s (V_<u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u>s)</div></body></html>

<div data-id="<u class='defined-term'>electricity</u>-market-reform-emr" style="text-align:left">Electricity Market Reform (EMR)</div>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="metered-volume-reallocation-notifications-mvrns" style="text-align:left"><u class="defined-term"><u class="defined-term">Meter</u>ed Volume Reallocation Notification</u>s (MVRNs)</div></body></html>

<div data-id="trading-units" style="text-align:left">Trading Units</div>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="bm-unit-charges" style="text-align:left"><u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u> Charges</div></body></html>

<div data-id="other-considerations" style="text-align:left">Other Considerations</div>

<div data-id="participant-details" style="text-align:left">Participant Details</div>

<div data-id="authorised-signature" style="text-align:left">Authorised Signature</div>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="primary-bm-unit-registration-details" style="text-align:left"><u class="defined-term">Primary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u> Registration Details</div></body></html>

<div data-id="electrical-single-line-diagram" style="text-align:left">Electrical Single Line Diagram</div>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="storage-bm-unit" style="text-align:left"><u class="defined-term">Storage <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u></div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="primary-bm-unit-meeting-criteria" style="text-align:left"><u class="defined-term">Primary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u> meeting criteria</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="fuel-type-directly-connected-or-embedded-primary-bm-units--for-use-in-calculation-of-calf-values" style="text-align:left">Fuel Type (Directly Connected or Embedded <u class="defined-term">Primary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u>s) – for use in calculation of CALF values</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="primary-bm-unit-and-associated-cva-metering-systems" style="text-align:left"><u class="defined-term">Primary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u> and Associated <u class="defined-term">CVA <u class="defined-term"><u class="defined-term">Meter</u>ing <u class="defined-term">System</u></u></u>s</div></body></html>

<div data-id="mpan-mapping-details" style="text-align:left">MPAN Mapping details</div>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="primary-bm-unit-group-details" style="text-align:left"><u class="defined-term">Primary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u> Group Details</div></body></html>

<html><head></head><body><div data-id="guidance-on-completing-form-bscp1541-registration-of-primary-bm-unit-for-a-cva-metering-system-where-the-elexon-kinnect-customer-solution-is-not-used" style="text-align:left">Guidance on completing form BSCP15/4.1 Registration of <u class="defined-term">Primary <u class="defined-term">BM Unit</u></u> for a <u class="defined-term">CVA <u class="defined-term"><u class="defined-term">Meter</u>ing <u class="defined-term">System</u></u></u> (where the Elexon Kinnect <u class="defined-term">Customer</u> Solution is NOT used)</div></body></html>

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CONTENTS

BM Units – Registration of Balancing Mechanism (BM) Units V17.0

Defined Terms

Cross-references