Board Highlights: August 2025

The RECCo Board met in August 2025, chaired by Hannah Nixon, to review progress and discuss key priorities as RECCo delivers its 2025–28 Forward Work Plan. This summary captures the main updates and decisions from the meeting.

Laying the foundations for a Smart Energy Grid: Our efforts to introduce a Tariff Interoperability Data Specification

New Tariff Interoperability Data Specification As part of the energy system’s move toward greater flexibility and digitalisation, we’re working with DESNZ to develop a new Tariff Interoperability Data Specification. The aim? To make it easier for third-party service providers, such as Flexibility Service Providers, to access up-to-date tariff information in a consistent, secure, and efficient […]

Introducing our Q1 Report for 2025-26

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This quarterly reporting approach is part of our commitment to keeping stakeholders informed and maintaining transparency throughout the life cycle of our FWP. Read the full Q1 Report Progress against our key priorities  In 2025-26, we’re focusing on three core priorities:  Perform: Striving to deliver service excellence   Protect: Consumer Protection & Data Security Progress: Innovation & […]

Ofgem publishes notice of proposal to grant a Code Manager Licence to RECCo

This follows our submission for the licensing assessment, the second stage of the Code Manager Selection Process and confirms that Ofgem is satisfied that RECCo has met the criteria to operate as the enduring Code Manager for the Retail Energy Code (REC) under the new statutory licensing framework. Ofgem has also published a similar notice […]

Industry event: Strengthening the response to energy theft

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Progress from the Energy Theft Unit Aiyesha Andrade, our Senior Service Delivery Manager, shared an update on the progress of the Energy Theft Unit (ETU) and Referral Assessment Service (RAS). Both initiatives aim to tackle energy crime head-on and address the serious safety risks posed by meter tampering and illegal connections. Insights from Cadent and […]

Webinar recap: Electricity Enquiry Services Portal demo for Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement

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Understanding the bigger picture: What is MHHS? Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement (MHHS) is a major reform stemming from Ofgem’s Significant Code Review (SCR), designed to modernise electricity settlement. It introduces the Target Operating Model (TOM), which restructures market roles, enhances data processing, and mandates industry-wide compliance to support Great Britain’s transition to a smarter, low-carbon […]