CHAPTER 2 U.K. Connection of new DC-connected power park modules
Article 60U.K.General provisions
1.The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to new DC-connected power park modules only.
2.The DC-connected power park module owner shall demonstrate to the relevant system operator its compliance with the requirements referred to in Title III at the respective connection points by successfully completing the operational notification procedure for connection of the DC-connected power park module in accordance with Articles 61 through to 66.
3.The relevant system operator shall specify further details of the operational notification procedure and make those details publically available.
4.The operational notification procedure for connection for each new DC-connected power park module shall comprise:
(a)energisation operational notification (EON);
(b)interim operational notification (ION); and
(c)final operational notification (FON).
Article 61U.K.EON for DC-connected power park modules
1.An EON shall entitle the owner of a DC-connected power park module to energise its internal network and auxiliaries by using the grid connection that is specified by the connection points.
2.An EON shall be issued by the relevant system operator, subject to completion of preparation including agreement on the protection and control settings relevant to the connection points between the relevant system operator and the DC-connected power park module.
Article 62U.K.ION for DC-connected power park modules
1.An ION shall entitle the DC-connected power park module owner to operate the DC-connected power park module and generate power by using the grid connection for a limited period of time.
2.An ION shall be issued by the relevant system operator, subject to the completion of the data and study review process.
3.With respect to data and study review, the DC-connected power park module owner shall provide the following upon request from the relevant system operator:
(a)itemised statement of compliance;
(b)detailed technical data of the DC-connected power park module with relevance to the grid connection, that is specified by the connection points, as specified by the relevant system operator in coordination with the relevant TSO;
(c)equipment certificates of DC-connected power park module, where these are relied upon as part of the evidence of compliance;
(d)simulation models as specified in Article 54 and as required by the relevant system operator in coordination with the relevant TSO;
(e)studies demonstrating expected steady-state and dynamic performance as required by Title III; and
(f)details of intended compliance tests in accordance with Article 73.
4.Except where paragraph 5 applies, the maximum period for the DC-connected power park module owner to remain in the ION status shall not exceed twenty-four months. The relevant system operator may specify shorter ION validity. The ION validity period shall be notified to the regulatory authority in accordance with the applicable F1... regulatory framework. ION extensions shall be granted only if the DC-connected power park module owner demonstrates substantial progress towards full compliance. At the time of ION extension, any outstanding issues shall be explicitly identified.
5.The maximum period for a DC-connected power park module owner to remain in the ION status may be extended beyond 24 months upon request for a derogation made to the relevant system operator in accordance with the procedure in Title VII.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Art. 62(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1006), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 20
Article 63U.K.FON for DC-connected power park modules
1.A FON shall entitle the DC-connected power park module owner to operate the DC-connected power park module by using the grid connection that is specified by the connection point.
2.A FON shall be issued by the relevant system operator, upon prior removal of all incompatibilities identified for the purpose of the ION status and subject to the completion of the data and study review process as required by this Regulation.
3.For the purpose of the completion of data and study review, the DC-connected power park module owner shall provide the following upon request from the relevant system operator:
(a)itemised statement of compliance; and
(b)update of applicable technical data, simulation models and studies as referred to in Article 62(3), including use of actual measured values during testing.
4.In case of incompatibility identified for the purpose of the granting of the FON, a derogation may be granted upon request made to the relevant system operator, in accordance with the derogation procedure according to Title VII. A FON shall be issued by the relevant system operator, if the DC-connected power park module is compliant with the provisions of the derogation. The relevant system operator shall have the right to refuse the operation of the DC-connected power park module, whose owner's request for a derogation was rejected, until the DC-connected power park module owner and the relevant system operator have resolved the incompatibility and the DC-connected power park module is considered to be compliant by the relevant system operator.
Article 64U.K.Limited operational notification for DC-connected power park modules
1.DC-connected power park module owners to whom a FON has been granted shall inform the relevant system operator immediately in the following circumstances:
(a)the DC-connected power park module is temporarily subject to either a significant modification or loss of capability, due to implementation of one or more modifications of significance to its performance; or
(b)in case of equipment failures leading to non-compliance with some relevant requirements.
2.The DC-connected power park module owner shall apply to the relevant system operator for a limited operational notification (LON), if the DC-connected power park module owner reasonably expects the circumstances detailed in paragraph 1 to persist for more than three months.
3.A LON shall be issued by the relevant TSO with a clear identification of:
(a)the unresolved issues justifying the granting of the LON;
(b)the responsibilities and timescales for expected solution; and
(c)a maximum period of validity which shall not exceed 12 months. The initial period granted may be shorter with the possibility for extension if evidence to the satisfaction of the relevant system operator demonstrating that substantial progress has been made towards achieving full compliance.
4.The FON shall be suspended during the period of validity of the LON with regard to the subjects for which the LON has been issued.
5.A further prolongation of the period of validity of the LON may be granted upon request for a derogation made to the relevant system operator, before the expiry of that period, in accordance with the derogation procedure described in Title VII.
6.The relevant system operator may refuse the operation of the DC-connected power park module if the LON terminates and the circumstance which caused it to be issued remains. In such a case the FON shall automatically be invalid.