Current Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Charges
Summary
NESO publishes daily BSUoS (Balancing Services Use of System) charges data including Half Hourly prices across different settlement run types. The data includes total costs and volume information by settlement period.
Why it matters
BSUoS charges are recovered from all electricity users and generators to pay for balancing services, making this pricing data crucial for market participants' commercial planning and cost forecasting.
Key facts
- •Daily updates of Half Hourly BSUoS prices
- •Three run types: Interim Initial (II), Settlement Final (SF), and Reconciliation Final (RF)
- •System outage caused billing pause from 26/04/2024 to 20/05/2024
- •Outage extended to 27/05/2024, billing resumed 28/05/2024
Areas affected
Related programmes
Publisher description
There is a file for each run type we calculate a BSUoS charge for - Interim Initial (II), Settlement Final (SF) and Reconciliation Final (RF). These are updated daily with the actual Half Hourly BSUoS price. Total costs and volume information by settlement period is also published here. >**<span style="color: rgb(176,74,42)">NOTE:</span>** We have paused the billing due to system outage from 26/04/2024 to 20/05/2024 (inclusive) and during this period there will be no BSUoS web prices issued.
Full extracted text
There is a file for each run type we calculate a BSUoS charge for - Interim Initial (II), Settlement Final (SF) and Reconciliation Final (RF). These are updated daily with the actual Half Hourly BSUoS price. Total costs and volume information by settlement period is also published here. >**<span style="color: rgb(176,74,42)">NOTE:</span>** We have paused the billing due to system outage from 26/04/2024 to 20/05/2024 (inclusive) and during this period there will be no BSUoS web prices issued. The outage has been extended now until 27/05/2024, the billing will resume on 28/05/2024 and the data will be published on daily basis. Please find the <u><font color=rgb(176,74,42)><a href="https://subscribers.nationalgrid.co.uk/t/d-e-ettdtjk-ijdyltpil-t/">link</a></font></u> for more information.