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PRESENTED BY ANDREW NEVES, CMG CHAIR

Update on workof

IDNO / DNO Working Group

Distribution Charging Methodology Forum

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Common Distribution Charging Methodology (CDCM)

• CDCM prescribes ‘portfolio’ billing of IDNOs• DNO / IDNO working group now meeting under an

independent chair (Nigel Cornwall)• DNO / IDNO working group is developing an interim solution• Efforts are ongoing to secure the aggregate data necessary

for portfolio billing• For the longer-term:

• Preferred solution involves a central data agent, procured via DCUSA

• Elexon is the likely source of required data• Enabling DCUSA change DCP059 and urgent BSC change

proposal P246 currently going through due process