1. UNC Trader User – Licence obligations
Transmission Workstream 4th November 2010

2. Ofgem Consultation 74/10
Ofgem has proposed to reduce unused and dormant electricity and gas shipper licences.
National Grid provided cautiously favourable response:
National Grid noted the potential need for significant changes to define a new UNC category of “Trader User”

3. National Grid NTS: progress
Therefore National Grid Transmission is raising this Review Proposal to discuss the consequential UNC changes and inform a subsequent UNC modification.
To be addressed during the Development Phase:
Issue: Primary concern regards definition of users; are there any categories that can be identified by the industry which need to be taken into account?
Transmission Workstream to capture other issues as necessary.

4. Conveying Gas as per Gas Act definition Other roles not conveying gas
Separation of Roles
Conveying Gas as per Gas Act definition
Other roles not conveying gas
Separate based on Gas Act definition.

5. Proposed Timescales
Develop Mod 0338 Nov 2010 through April 2011
Present to panel for Consultation April 2011
Panel consideration May 2011
Ofgem decision June 2011
Implement 1st July 2011