On 30 April 2024, DCC published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking views on the SEC Charging Methodology. This RFI closed on 25 June 2024.
This RFI was prepared by the Data Communications Company (DCC) and the Smart Energy Code Administrator and Secretariat (SECAS), alongside Frontier Economics, to assess the case for changing the way the DCC charges for the use of the smart metering network. This RFI was carried out to inform SEC modification DP218 ‘Review of the SEC Charging Methodology’ which industry has initiated to examine reforms to DCC charging.
This document summarises the responses received and the next steps.