At the AGM, one of the key agenda items was the election of committee members to serve in various capacities within our association.
Congratulations to all the newly appointed committee members of the AMO. Their dedication and commitment to serving in this capacity are commendable. Their contributions will undoubtedly help steer the association toward its goals and objectives.
We would like to extend our gratitude to each and every one of you for your active participation in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Association of Member Operators (AMOs).
Your engagement and involvement in the AGM played a crucial role in making it a resounding success. The insightful discussions, valuable contributions, and constructive feedback provided during the meeting have undoubtedly set a solid foundation for our association to move forward with clarity and purpose.
The Final Agenda and meeting papers have been published ahead of the AGM 2024, to be held from Wednesday 20th & Thursday 21st March 2024 at Ashorne Hill, Leamington Spa. This can be found on the Meeting Documentation Page.
The Final Change Report for the following Change Proposal was published on 12 March 2024:
The Final Change Reports for the following Change Proposals have also now been published:
The following Consultation have been published and can be accessed on the REC Portal
R0158 – Amendment to the ‘Supplier Registration Report (MAP)’ report methodology
Meter Asset Providers (MAPs) can query the Gas Enquiry Service (GES) as part of their billing process to establish the Registered Gas Suppliers of their portfolio of Metering Assets. The reports via which MAPs can query the GES are not currently working exactly as intended due to incorrect wording in the GES Definition; this change seeks to rectify that.
The response deadline 05/04/2024
The SECCo Board has been advertising for a Head of Industry Operations and that Dave Waner had advised the OPSG members that he will be standing down as Chair of the OPSG once the new role is filled. Following a competitive recruitment process it has been announce that the SECCo Board has now concluded the process of appointment and Jason Stevens will be joining SECCo in mid-June.
Members will appreciate that Jason taking up this role means that the SECCo Board has to consider the CTG Chair role, which is something that they are looking at. Once there is more detail in this regard SECCo will issue further communications.
On 12 March 2024, the UK Government published consultation regarding the review of electricity metering arrangements. This second consultation is an opportunity to provide feedback to government on the ongoing review of electricity market arrangements (REMA).
The UK government is welcoming views from a range of stakeholders including:
Review of electricity market arrangements (REMA): second consultation – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
This consultation closes on 7 May 2024
A Security Notification was sent to SEC Parties on 19 December 2023 notifying an intention to mark the Devices listed in below as ‘Removed’ on the CPL on 29 March 2024. In recognition that this is Good Friday, the SSC has since amended the date to avoid any operational impact over the Easter weekend. In accordance with SEC Appendix Z section 6.4, the Devices will be marked as ‘Removed’ on Tuesday 2 April 2024.
Please note, Version 2.113 of the Central Products List (CPL) is now available. The new workbook can be downloaded here.
An RFI based on what was outlined within the initial change proposal was published to all REC Parties on 19 January 2024 and closed 09 February 2024. Overall, responses stated that the misalignment in the timescales of MTDs were not causing operational issues for Parties and that they would not endorse any system changes outside of the MHHS Programme which seeks to expedite these timescales.
The Proposer has since agreed to withdraw this Change Proposal