Learnings

Outcomes

The agreed deliverables for this project were:

To deliver a document that outlines how the regulatory framework will operate to support the commercial, billing, and settlement requirements that will be needed for the Hydrogen Village Trial and a solution that will be scalable. This will include:

• A final report outlining how the end-to-end solution will work
• Production of a Design Requirements document (i.e. Business Rules) that will be required by the CDSP in order to amend central systems and inform the drafting of revised legal text
• The identification of the necessary amendments to industry codes e.g. UNC/REC/SEC; and other legislative implications GS(M)R etc that will be required DESNZ / Ofgem deliverables

Interim Deliverables – November 2022:

• Analysis of regulatory framework and issues with regards to specificities of the trial location, with a plan for resolving any potential issues
• Outline of options for potential billing methodologies including analysis of potential risks and issues

Final Deliverables – February 2023:

• Documented proposal on the UNC modifications required to support trial
• Documented proposed on technical billing modifications undertaken
• Development of Commercial Assurance Framework
• Development of a Commercial Change Framework for hydrogen
  
  

Lessons Learnt

The importance of ongoing stakeholder engagement has been key to keeping this project on track, taking a no surprise approach with key stakeholders to ensure that everyone is on the same page has proven beneficial to keeping agreed deadlines and gaining insight to reduce unnecessary investigation / distraction from key areas of focus.  Much of the investigatory work completed in reviewing potential regulatory changes (codes & license) will form the foundation of further work to be undertaken for Town Pilot and wider roll out. To capture this the project scope for town pilot has a deliverable to Review and build up work completed to date.