MP260 ‘June 2024 SEC Release housekeeping’
Summary: MP260 proposes to correct minor typo-graphical and grammatical errors as well as inconsistencies in the SEC. These updates will resolve any confusion or misinterpretation. This is a non-system impacting modification.
Modification Report Consultation link: here
Who should respond: we invite all SEC Parties to respond
Deadline for responses: 5pm Friday 10 May 2024
The Consultation outlines the future scope of the SMDA Scheme and the High-Level Requirements. Party feedback will underpin the forthcoming SMDA Test House procurement activity. The Consultation also requests feedback on the changes required to introduce Double Band Device testing (testing with HAN Devices that operate on the 2.4GHz and 868MHz frequencies) into SMDA.
Consultation link: here
Who should respond: we invite all SEC Parties to respond
Deadline for responses: Wednesday 20 March 2024
If you have any questions, please contact SECAS@gemserv.com.
MP261 ‘Extending the Organisation Certificate Validity Period’
Summary: MP261 will allow the DCC to use Organisation Certificates for more than 10 years. This will reduce the number of new manufacturing packs needed in the next 20 years.
MRC link: here
Who should respond: we invite all SEC Parties to respond
Deadline for responses: Monday 15 January 2024
MP256 ‘SEC Alignment with DCC SMETS1 MHHS Capacity Requirements’
Summary: MP256 proposes to outline in the SEC how the DCC will process SMETS1 Devices in line with Market-Wide Half-Hourly Settlement requirements.
MRC link: here
Who should respond: we invite all SEC Parties to respond
Deadline for responses: Monday 15 January 2024
MP176 ‘Customer Analytics Reporting’
Summary: MP176’s Proposed Solution would mandate the DCC to provide a standardised reporting suite to its Users in a static Portable Document Format (PDF) / Comma-Separated Values (CSV) file format. The Alternative Solution would deliver the same reporting but would deliver the data via an interactive customer portal, allowing for more dynamic analysis.
MRC link: here
Who should respond: we invite all SEC Parties to respond
Deadline for responses: Monday 15 January 2024
MP243 ‘CHTS v1.1 and GBCS v2.1 Installation End Date and Maintenance End Date’
Summary: MP243 proposes to extend the Installation Validity Period for Communications Hubs which have been manufactured to CHTS v1.1 and GBCS v2.1 by 24 months. This will alter the Installation End Date from 30 April 2024 to 30 April 2026.
RC link: here
Who should respond: all SEC Parties should respond
Deadline for responses: 31 August 2023
MP245 ‘SMKI Document Set Changes 2023’
Summary: MP245 proposes to address minor inconsistencies and misalignments between SMKI documentation and processes.
MRC link: here
Who should respond: all SEC Parties should respond
Deadline for responses: 7 September 2023
MP167B ‘Review of SEC documents (DCC Internal Systems change governance)’
Summary: MP167B proposes to define the Programme Assurance Policy, and reference the document in the SEC. This will obligate the DCC to adhere to the document when it is initiating a project or programme with potential DCC User impacts.
MRC link: here
Who should respond: All SEC Parties
Deadline for responses: 7 September 2023
On the 6th July, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero published its response and consultation on
Following consideration of stakeholder responses, DESNZ has published its conclusions and has laid the regulatory changes to the main body of the SEC before Parliament, in line with the procedure under Section 88 of the Energy Act 2008.
If you have any questions, please contact smartmetering@beis.gov.uk.
On 21 July 2023, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) issued its response to a consultation on a proposed Baseline Margin Project Performance Adjustment (BMPPA) Scheme for the DCC’s implementation of the 4G Communications Hubs & Networks Programme, following a consultation issued on 19 May 2023.
As part of its consultation response, the Department decided to make the BMPPA Scheme for the 4G Communications Hubs & Networks Programme, included in Annex 4 of the response document. The Department also issued a notice under paragraphs 6.2, 6.3, 6.6 and 6.8 of the BMPPA Scheme which is included in Annex 5 of the response document.
The response document can be downloaded here once you have logged in to the SEC website.
