XRN 5285
COVID-19 Capacity Retention Process (Mod 0730V)

Summary

This Change Proposal has been raised to deliver Modification 730.

The Modification was raised to provide relief to customers who have been adversely impacted by Covid-19. As sites have had to cease production as a result of the pandemic, the current arrangements have still meant that capacity charges have been applied. Therefore, where an isolated status has been applied to a Supply Meter Point, partial relief from the capacity charges will be given, without requiring a full Supply Point Withdrawal.

This change aims to apply a discount of 50% to LDZ Capacity Costs for sites that are set as Isolated (utilising the process introduced by UNC Modification 0723 - Use of the Isolation Flag to identify sites with abnormal load reduction during COVID-19 period). The remaining 50% payment is to be seen as a Capacity retention payment guaranteeing the continued availability of capacity at that site. This should be managed through a short-term manual process.

This Change Proposal has been raised to deliver the central changes required as set out within this Modification. At a high level, the CDSP will need to introduce a process to identify the sites which are in scope of Modification 0730 and once these are identified, apply the 50% rebate. If the Modification is approved, it is anticipated that the implementation will be almost immediate and therefore we expect the solution to be predominantly manual.