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The Draft Minutes from the REC Change Panel meeting which took place on 16 July 2024 are available on the Portal.

Please send any questions or comments to committees@recmanager.co.uk.

On 19 July 2024, the REC Metering Expert Panel voted to approve the following Final Change Report:

• R0181 – Schedule 14 – Metering Operations Footnote Review. Subject to no appeal being raised, this will be implemented in an extraordinary REC Release on 23 August 2024.

A refreshed version of the REC Code Roadmap is now available.  It presents the priority work items that the REC Code Manager is delivering now and in the near future that are resulting, or could result, in changes to the REC.

Points to note from V1.4 include:

• Metering theme continues to have significant focus and activity; this currently includes:

• • the review of the CoMCoP under R0152 – Revision to the Consolidated Metering Code of Practice (CoMCoP)
  • a new Issue I0172 looking at the end to end New Connections process (cross codes RFI currently open)
  • a review of Gas MAM processes that is likely to lead to new changes shortly
  • R0177 to facilitate review and amendment of the SMIS questions
  • Several changes to make the REC metering provisions simpler and more accessible e.g. moving footnotes into the main Schedule 14 text (R0181) and moving obligations out of the REC where best placed elsewhere (R0170).

The Code elements of the July 2024 (3.11.1) REC Release have been implemented today, 19 July 2024. This Release introduces one change:

• R0167 – Change Process Improvements following Code Manager review

Keep up to date with REC meetings and events with these dates for your diary

• 25 July 2024 – R0182 – Levelisation Reconciliation Update Webinar
• 30 July 2024 – Performance Assurance Board
• 31 July 2024 – Technical Expert Panel
• 01 August 2024 – REC Change Issues Group
• 06 August 2024 – REC Change Panel
• 08 August 2024 – August 2024 REC Release Drop-in Session
• 09 August 2024 – REC Issues Group
• 14 August 2024 – Metering Expert Panel

The Draft Minutes from the REC Metering Expert Panel meeting which took place on 10 July 2024 are available on the Portal.

The Headline Report from the REC Change Panel meeting which took place on 16 July 2024 is available on the Portal.

The Final Minutes from the meeting which took place on 02 July 2024 are also available through the above link.

REC hosts the electricity cut out glossary document within the REC metering hub. This document provides a guide to operators on the types of Distribution Business equipment that may be encountered as part of their work.

The document, can be downloaded via the following link:

Electricity Cut Out Glossary Document

If any AMO members have issues following the link, they may need to be given access to the Metering Hub.  They should contact the REC service desk enquiries@recmanager.co.uk or via their REC Operational Account Manager to request access.

On 22 June 2024, work was undertaken to migrate GES to a newer, more efficient, and robust platform. Despite rigorous testing and enhanced monitoring, issues were identified with a small number of data items. Consequently, it was reverted to the existing platform for both the portal and the supply point switching API services on 25 June to ensure the quality of service for all GES users.

Following a detailed analysis of the issues experienced between 22 June 2024 and 25 June 2024, the decision to revert to the existing platform minimised user impact, with only approximately 1.8 out of every 10,000 individual data items affected. Each request via the portal or API typically involves multiple data items and considering the lower traffic volumes on the GES portal during this period, almost all customers were unaffected, and those who were impacted experienced minimal disruption.

Although the likelihood of validation or processing errors is very low, if you encounter any issues with activities that occurred between 22 June 2024 and 25 June 2024, please contact REC by raising a ticket via the portal.

With the analysis now complete, REC will focus on resolving the identified issues and planning the reimplementation. We will provide further updates in the coming weeks.

Access GES here.

Keep up to date with REC meetings and events with these dates for your diary:

• 16 July 2024 – REC Change Panel
• 18 July 2024 – RECCo’s Countdown to MHHS Webinar
• 25 July 2024 – R0182 – Levelisation Reconciliation Update Webinar
• 30 July 2024 – Performance Assurance Board
• 31 July 2024 – Technical Expert Panel
• 01 August 2024 – REC Change Issues Group
• 08 August 2024 – August 2024 REC Release Drop-in Session
• 09 August 2024 – REC Issues Group
• 14 August 2024 – Metering Expert Panel