Take a look at the new Digital Code

The Digital Code site improves customer access to the BSC and subsidiary documents, has clear navigation, web pages instead of PDFs and a site search. Guidance Notes will be added next and the remaining documents over coming weeks.

Select BSC, CoP, BSCP links to view more. Let us know what you think as your feedback will shape how the site develops. Please send any feedback to [email protected]

Please note that you are using the Beta website which we use to test new designs and content. If you are looking for current content please access the Elexon website.

Government and Ofgem directions to the Code

This page explains the additional process of change to the BSC which can be made via a direction from the Secretary of State or Ofgem in powers conferred by legislation. Elexon refer to these BSC changes as Other Regulatory Decisions (ORDs).

The BSC is established under Condition C3 of the Transmission Licence, which amongst other things requires National Grid to have in force a Balancing and Settlement Code. This is why you’ll often see directions from the Secretary of State to National Grid.

ORD007: BEIS direction to require the BSC Panel to support the SEC Panel for Supplier registration disputes

Date of Direction 19/09/2020

ORD006: Electricity Market Reform - Energy Intensive Industries

Date of Direction 01/03/2015

ORD005: Electricity Market Reform

Date of Direction 01/08/2014

ORD004: Warm Home Discount Scheme

Date of Direction 30/06/2011

ORD003: Offshore Transmission Changes to BSC

Date of Direction 24/06/2009

ORD002: Designation of Changes to the BSC required for BETTA

Date of Direction 01/04/2005

ORD001: Designation of Changes to the BSC required for BETTA

Date of Direction 01/09/2004

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Take a look at the new Digital Code

Government and Ofgem directions to the Code

ORD007: BEIS direction to require the BSC Panel to support the SEC Panel for Supplier registration disputes

ORD006: Electricity Market Reform - Energy Intensive Industries

ORD005: Electricity Market Reform

ORD004: Warm Home Discount Scheme

ORD003: Offshore Transmission Changes to BSC

ORD002: Designation of Changes to the BSC required for BETTA

ORD001: Designation of Changes to the BSC required for BETTA

My BSC

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