Circulars are issued to communicate key information about operational activities associated with the schemes that EMRS wish to highlight to Capacity Providers, CfD Generators and Suppliers. This webpage illustrates the latest circulars and for historical circulars please contact our Service Desk.

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EMRC231 - Launch of My EMRS coming soon!

EMRS, on behalf of Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) and Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) are excited to announce the launch of My EMRS on 1 June 2021.

Date of Publication: 20.05.2021 Download PDF (175.34 KB)
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EMRC230 - EMRS Website Back Online

EMRS, on behalf of Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) and Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) would like to inform Suppliers, CfD Generators and Capacity Providers that the EMRS Website is back online and working as expected.

Date of Publication: 07.05.2021 Download PDF (193.27 KB)
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EMRC229 - EMRS Website Unavailable

EMRS, on behalf of Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) and Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) would like to inform Suppliers, CfD Generators and Capacity Providers that the EMRS Website is currently unavailable. We are working to find a solution and get the site back up and running as soon as possible.

Date of Publication: 07.05.2021 Download PDF (192.11 KB)
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EMRC228 - EMRS successfully implemented improvements to Settlement processes

EMRS, on behalf of Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) would like to inform Capacity Providers and Suppliers that we have successfully implemented two changes.

Date of Publication: 04.03.2021 Download PDF (191.39 KB)
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EMRC227 - Update on Stress Event Testing Programme to highlight changes to backing data for Capacity Providers

EMRS would like to highlight changes to backing data for Capacity Providers, which supports the Stress Event Testing Programme for 2020.

Date of Publication: 26.02.2021 Download PDF (261.73 KB)
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EMRC226 - Feedback on the proposal to update data flows to support EMR backing data

EMRS would like to update Suppliers, CfD Generators and Capacity Providers following the MRA Development Board (MDB) last month.

Date of Publication: 17.02.2021 Download PDF (211.39 KB)
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EMRC225 - Successful implementation of EMRS changes to support the Stress Event Improvement Programme 2020

EMRS would like to inform Capacity Providers we have successfully implemented four changes.

Date of Publication: 10.12.2020 Download PDF (142.97 KB)
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EMRC224 - Update on the EMRS changes for the Stress Event Improvement Programme 2020

EMRS would like to provide Capacity Providers with an update on the progress of the changes as part of the Stress Event Improvement Programme.

Date of Publication: 26.11.2020 Download PDF (305.38 KB)
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EMRC223 - Proposal submitted to update data flows to support EMR backing data

We would like to inform Suppliers, CfD Generators and Capacity Providers that the MRA Development Board (MDB) at its October meeting agreed the Solution Pre-Assessment related to Electricity Market Reform (EMR) would go out for 30 working day impact assessment.

Date of Publication: 16.11.2020 Download PDF (192.88 KB)
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EMRC222 - Supplier Webinar – Operational update on CfD and CM schemes

On 19 November 2020, Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC), the Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) and EMRS will be hosting a webinar for Suppliers, starting at 2:00pm.

Date of Publication: 05.11.2020 Download PDF (137.07 KB)
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EMRC221 - Winter 2020 Baseload Market Reference Price

The Baseload Market Reference Price (BMRP) for the calculation season Winter 2020, which covers 1 October 2020 to 31 March 2021 is £44.91 MWh

Date of Publication: 13.10.2020 Download PDF (173.78 KB)
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EMRC220 - Suppliers to receive refund of excess Operational Costs and Settlement Costs Levy for Financial Year 2019/20

EMRS, on behalf of the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) and the Electricity Settlements Company (ESC), confirms for the Financial Year 2019/20 (1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020)

Date of Publication: 01.10.2020 Download PDF (163.12 KB)
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EMRC219 - Suppliers to receive Capacity Market Credit Cover and Supplier Charge schedule for the upcoming Delivery Year

EMRS will be issuing to Suppliers a schedule of their monthly Capacity Market Credit Cover requirements and Supplier Charge for the upcoming 2020/21 Delivery Year on 31 July 2020.

Date of Publication: 28.07.2020 Download PDF (214.61 KB)
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EMRC217 - EMRS documents updated to reflect the Capacity Market Rules changes in response to COVID-19

We would like to advise Capacity Providers the EMRS documents have been updated to reflect the Capacity Market (Amendment) (No.2) Rules 2020 changes in response to the consultation on Capacity Market: proposal to relax the rules temporarily in response to COVID-19.

Date of Publication: 08.07.2020 Download PDF (216.08 KB)
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EMRC218 - Using backing data to determine your proportion of the BEIS loan

We would like to confirm to Suppliers that LCCC have confirmed the amount of BEIS loan utilisation for the Quarterly Obligation Period 1 April 2020 to 30 June 2020 as £75,110,169 reducing the Supplier Obligation in the short term.

Date of Publication: 09.07.2020 Download PDF (256.78 KB)
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EMRC216 - Changes to EMRS Authorised Contacts now implemented

We would like to inform Capacity Providers, CFD Generators and Suppliers that the changes to EMRS Authorised Contacts have been successfully implemented.

Date of Publication: 29.06.2020 Download PDF (193.87 KB)
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EMRC215 - LCCC has determined the Total Reserve Amount and Interim Levy Rate from 1 October 2020 to 31 December 2020

EMRS has issued a notice to Suppliers to inform them the Total Reserve Amount (TRA) and the Interim Levy Rate (ILR) for Quarterly Obligation Period 1 October 2020 to 31 December 2020.

Date of Publication: 26.06.2020 Download PDF (148.50 KB)
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EMRC214 - Capacity Cleared Price Adjusted for UK Consumer Prices Index

EMRS would like to inform Capacity Providers the Capacity Cleared Price (CCP) has been adjusted by UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) before the commencement of the 2020/21 Delivery Year.

Date of Publication: 03.06.2020 Download PDF (183.39 KB)
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EMRC212 - ELEXON's internal IT systems – EMRS operating a restricted service

EMRS, on behalf of Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) and Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) would like to inform Capacity Providers, CFD Generators and Suppliers that due to the 14 May 2020 cyber-attack on ELEXON’s internal IT systems, EMRS is operating a restricted service until further notice.

Date of Publication: 15.05.2020 Download PDF (95.04 KB)
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EMRC213 - Changes to EMRS Authorised Contacts deployed later in June 2020

EMRS would like to inform Capacity Providers, CFD Generators and Suppliers that the changes to EMRS Authorised Contacts will be deployed towards the end of June 2020. We will communicate the exact date of deployment once this is confirmed.

Date of Publication: 28.05.2020 Download PDF (136.75 KB)
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