ElectraLink, the administrator for the Distribution Connection and Use of System Agreement (DCUSA), has launched a digitalised version of the 1,100-page document as part of a push to modernise the code.
The company said the digitalised version features enhanced search and cross-linking functions and will make it quicker and easier for code parties to find the clauses and requirements that apply to them and their operations.
ElectraLink’s director of governance services, Stefan Leedham, said: “Ofgem has been encouraging digital strategies across the energy market, particularly among electricity distribution networks who have a critical role in transforming the market and its infrastructure to meet net zero 2050 requirements.
“Digitalising DCUSA introduces further efficiency into the energy market and supports cross-market efforts to enable innovation. We will soon announce more plans to position DCUSA as the network code responsible for GB’s carbon neutral future.”
The company said the process of digitalisation took seven months of development work. It said it has also made other efforts to increase participation, accessibility and efficiency such as integrating online voting into decision-making and providing increased self-service functionality to parties.
Gemserv, which administers the Master Registration Agreement and the Smart Energy Code, recently urged Ofgem to issue strategic directions to code managers to guide their decision-making as one of a number of early improvements ahead of more significant planned reforms to code governance.