We have published the Outline Business Case (OBC) on 17 August 2018. The OBC presents the results of a draft economic assessment of the impact of market-wide settlement reform. It also explores the project’s strategic interactions in further detail and presents our further thinking on how to ensure key players can manage and deliver the reforms successfully. The draft assessment indicates substantial potential benefits, suggesting that our decision on the project should centre on when and how, rather than whether, market-wide settlement reform should be introduced.
This is the second of three iterations of the Business Case, which we will use to support our final decision on market-wide settlement reform and set out the arrangements for implementation. We are developing the Business Case over time, leading up to our decision on market-wide settlement reform by the second half of 2019.
We are seeking feedback from stakeholders on two specific points discussed in this document: half-hourly export settlement (Chapter 2) and commercial drivers on the industry to deliver market-wide settlement reform (Chapter 4). The questions are set out in the relevant chapter. We also welcome any further comments or feedback on this Outline Business Case.
Key links
Market-wide Settlement Reform: Outline Business Case