The consultation
EirGrid published a consultation paper on the DS3 System Services Protocol Document. The Protocol document specified the compliance requirements which a service provider must satisfy before being paid for DS3 System Services. In addition, it specified the Performance Monitoring procedures to be applied. It also contained operational requirements, specifying minimum standards that Providing Units must meet.
This consultation paper outlined the proposed amendments to the DS3 System Services Protocol document – Regulated Arrangements, Version 3.0, effective date 1st October 2020 which is available here. The marked up version of the Protocol document which accompanied this consultation is available here. The purpose of the consultation paper was to provide stakeholders with information about our proposals and a guide to the consultation process.
Your views and suggestions
Respondents were asked to upload their submissions by 15th April 2022.
Outcomes
SONI and EirGrid published a recommendations paper (linked below) on the DS3 System Services Protocol Document - Regulated Arrangements. The Protocol document specifies the compliance requirements which a service provider must satisfy before being paid for DS3 System Services. In addition, it specifies the Performance Monitoring procedures to be applied. It also contains operational requirements, specifying minimum standards that Providing Units must meet.
The recommended changes to the Protocol document have been approved by the Regulatory Authorities.
The decision follows a consultation held by SONI and EirGrid in March 2022. The non-confidential responses to the consultation are appended to the recommendations paper.
The paper is accompanied by version 4.0 of the DS3 System Services Protocol document (linked below)
The effective date of version 4.0 of the Protocol Document was 1st December 2022.