Availability Refinement. Availability declarations will be scheduled via the Company’s nominated flexible services platform. For Restore Services it will be assumed that unless otherwise notified that the service will always be available for the full Contracted Capacity during the Contracted Performance Window. For Dynamic and Secure services, availability refinement will be made ahead of the subsequent weeks Contracted Performance Window in line with the defined timescales detailed within A1.14: Product Parameters. At this stage the company may alter the required maximum capacity (MW), and period (days & hours). Providers will be paid availability payments based upon the required availability which is required following any such alterations to capacity and periods. Any variations to the agreed requirements will not exceed the contracted Capacity or Contracted Performance window levels, unless a subsequent written agreement has been made between the company and the Provider. For Pre-Scheduled Services, utilisation will be agreed at the Contract award stage of the tender.
Availability Refinement. Availability declarations will be scheduled via the Company’s nominated flexible services platform. For Operational Utilisation Services it will be assumed that unless otherwise notified that the service will always be available for the full Contracted Capacity during the Contracted Performance Window. For Variable Availability Operational Utilisation services, availability refinement will be made ahead of the subsequent weeks Contracted Performance Window in line with the defined timescales detailed within A1.14: Product Parameters. At this stage the company may alter the required maximum capacity (MW), and period (days & hours). Providers will be paid availability payments based upon the required availability which is required following any such alterations to capacity and periods. Any variations to the agreed requirements will not exceed the contracted Capacity or Contracted Performance window levels, unless a subsequent written agreement has been made between the company and the Provider. For Pre-Scheduled Services, utilisation will be agreed at the Contract award stage of the tender. A1.4 Product Parameters Parameter Name Operational Utilisation Operational Utilisation & Variable Availability Peak Reduction Structure Payment Structure Utilisation Only Availability and Utilisation Utilisation Only When prices are set (procurement timescales) At trade At trade At trade Availability Availability Request Mechanism N/A Request initiated by DNO, N/A Availability Acceptance timing N/A At trade N/A Availability Refinement timing N/A Week Ahead N/A Availability Changes Allowed N/A No N/A Minimum Aggregate Unit Size 10kW 10kW 10kW Partial Availability Acceptance Possible N/A Yes N/A Time Variable Availability Volumes Allowed N/A Yes N/A Availability Payment Unit N/A £/MW/H N/A Availability Period N/A Settlement Periods N/A Utilisation Utilisation Payment Unit £/MWh £/MWh £/MWh Utilisation Period Minutes Minutes Settlement Periods Parameter Name Operational Utilisation Operational Utilisation & Variable Availability Peak Reduction Delivery Expectation Continuous Continuous Peak Delivery Maximum Response Time 15 mins* 15 mins* N/A Payments during response time? No No No Minimum Utilisation Time 30 mins 30 mins 30 mins Minimum Utilisation Volume N/A N/A N/A Utilisation Instruction Timings Real Time Real Time At trade Partial Utilisation Instruction possible Yes Yes Yes Time Variable Utilisation Volumes Allowed Yes Yes Yes Forms & Templates to Flexibility Services ...
