We’ve had to reschedule our October HHEMF meeting originally set for October 10th, 2024.
News & Events
SGN announces delay to hydrogen for heating trial
SGN has announced a delay to its flagship hydrogen for heating project in Scotland. The gas network said that the H100 Fife project is “taking longer than planned” due to supply chain and procurement challenges.
CSS Disaster Recovery Testing
IT disaster recovery testing of the Central Switching Service (CSS) is to be conducted in the Pre-Production test environment, from late April 2024 until early May 2024. Pre-Production is aligned to the Production environment and failover and failback service between the two Azure Regions in pre-production will therefore be representative of what would happen in Production.
There will be no outage to CSS related to this testing. Pre-production testing will ensure recovery procedures can be rehearsed and validated without impact to service users. Testing will also support further analysis of the potential impacts of synchronisation lags between Azure Regions on data to ensure that future incidents can be responded to efficiently and effectively.
If you have any questions or queries about the testing, please contact bcdrteam@smartdcc.co.uk or cssservicedesk@smartdcc.co.uk.
REC: Performance Assurance Newsletter Survey
The Code Manager has been trialling a monthly Performance Assurance Newsletter to help provide better visibility of Performance Assurance work which shares market-wide trends and insights to REC Parties.
They are seeking feedback from readers of the Performance Assurance Newsletter, via the short survey here.
REC: Performance Assurance Dashboards
The Risk Driver Summary tab within the Performance Assurance Dashboard will be updated to improve its layout, simplify the design, and provide more clarity on Risk Driver descriptions.
REC: Upcoming Meetings and Events
Keep up to date with REC meetings and events with these dates for your diary:
- 23 April 2024 – MHHS Open Day
- 24 April 2024 – Technical Expert Panel
- 25 April 2024 – Introduction to REC Webinar
- 30 April 2024 – Performance Assurance Board
- 07 May 2024 – REC Change Panel
- 08 May 2024 – Metering Expert Panel
- 10 May 2024 – REC Issues Group
R0164 Removing the Enumerations from Communications Method Data Item (J0386) to align with BSC CP 1594
The Initial Assessment Report and accompanying Change Proposal Plan for the following Change Proposals has now been published to the REC Portal.
For Information: Central Products List (CPL) Version v3.001 now published on SEC Website
Please note, Version 3.001 of the Central Products List (CPL) is now available. The new workbook can be downloaded here.
UKRPA Request for information
At our Annual General Meeting, we were honoured to have the UKRPA Chairperson join us, offering insights into the association’s focal points and highlighting the upcoming biennial conference. Their discussion opened a dialogue on energy theft from MEMs, inviting members to engage and contribute.
Use of AI within the energy sector – Ofgem call for input
Ofgem is seeking views on proposals about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be used responsibly and safely in the energy sector to encourage more innovation.