Examples of Entry Capacity Trade in a sentence
The transfer of capacity does not require any further activities to be undertaken such as physical disconnection, or the removal of the ASEP from National Grid’s Transporter Licence (Special Condition 5F,27, Table 4B).Although entry capacity is permitted to be transferred (traded) between ASEPs, in accordance with the Entry Capacity Trade & Transfer Methodology4, it is only permitted where all obligated entry capacity at the recipient ASEP has been sold.
The capacity methodologies are: Entry Capacity Substitution Exit Capacity Substitution Exit Capacity Revision Entry Capacity Transfer Entry Capacity Trade Special Condition 9A.3(c) – This obligation requires these methodologies to be set out in the “Capacity Methodology Statements” and that they are approved by the Authority.
We therefore consent to the proposed housekeeping modifications to the Entry Capacity Substitution; Exit Capacity Substitution and Exit Capacity Revision; and Entry Capacity Transfer and Entry Capacity Trade Methodology Statements, described in your letter, being submitted to us for approval unaccompanied by a statement from an Independent Examiner, in accordance with Special Condition 9A.7 of the Licence.
Panel Members observed that the Entry Capacity Trade & Transfer Methodology is a mechanism to transfer capacity from one shipper to another and to release additional incremental capacity at the recipient point.The Panel Chair asked for input from the Proposer’s representative who confirmed that the Entry Capacity Trade & Transfer Methodology is related to release of capacity and National Grid having the ability to use capacity which needs to be used elsewhere for incremental build.
Transfer of Entry Capacity to an ASEP where obligated entry capacity remains unsold (Waters Wye – NW)Nick Wye (NW) provided an outline of the proposal, highlighting that currently the Entry Capacity Trade and Transfer Methodology only allows for capacity to be moved from one ASEP to another ASEP where all obligated entry capacity (at the recipient ASEP) has been sold.
Even worse, the time for people to adopt and use 5G technology would be delayed.
It was noted that in this situation a Shipper wants to retain capacity but move it to be used elsewhere, therefore changing the Entry Capacity Trade & Transfer Methodology may not be the right answer.
Proposed changes You told us that you have recently reviewed the five methodologies3 and identified that only minor, housekeeping changes are required for the Entry Capacity Substitution Methodology, Exit Capacity Substitution and Exit Capacity Revision Methodology, and Entry Capacity Transfer and Entry Capacity Trade Methodology.
ENTRY CAPACITY TRADES113.1 General|113.2 Entry Capacity Trade Update143.3 Entry Capacity Trade Reduction164.
NW clarified that the capacity at that ASEP would be abandoned, however the ASEP may still be connected and not decommissioned.Laura Johnson (LJ) asked about the possibility of the ASEP wanting to buy capacity at a future date.NW explained the process of calculating the transfer Exchange Rate, and that National Grid would calculate the relevant Exchange Rate for each transfer request in line with the existing methodology set out in the Entry Capacity Trade & Transfer Methodology.