{"id":8092,"date":"2026-05-18T16:18:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/?page_id=8092"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:45:53","slug":"how-does-market-wide-half-hourly-settlement-mhhs-affect-my-business","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.goodenergy.co.uk\/business\/how-does-market-wide-half-hourly-settlement-mhhs-affect-my-business\/","title":{"rendered":"How does\u00a0Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS)\u00a0affect my\u00a0business?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"what-is-mhhs\" class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\"><strong>What is&nbsp;MHHS?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">MHHS is an industry-wide change&nbsp;led&nbsp;by Ofgem&nbsp;and&nbsp;being&nbsp;facilitated&nbsp;by&nbsp;Elexon.&nbsp;It&#8217;s&nbsp;being introduced in phases across the UK energy industry. This began in September 2025 and will eventually be the industry standard for all electricity supplies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">It means electricity use will be recorded every 30 minutes and used for billing and settlement&nbsp;as standard across the industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">This replaces the current system where many businesses are billed using estimated or less frequent data.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mhhsprogramme.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Find out more about&nbsp;the&nbsp;MHHS&nbsp;initiative<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"why-is-mhhs-happening\" class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\"><strong>Why is MHHS happening?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) is a key enabler of the flexibility&nbsp;needed&nbsp;to support the transition to Net Zero.&nbsp;MHHS will:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Improve accuracy in billing&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Give better visibility of energy use&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Support smarter energy use&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Help balance the grid as more renewable energy is used&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Support the UK\u2019s move to a low-carbon energy system&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-mhhs-affects-your-business\" class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\"><strong>How MHHS affects your business<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">MHHS settlement data will be based on&nbsp;more detailed data from&nbsp;your&nbsp;meter\/s.&nbsp;This will&nbsp;be the same across all business&nbsp;sizes, and&nbsp;will:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Give you access to more&nbsp;accurate&nbsp;settlement information&nbsp;based on actual&nbsp;half-hourly readings for all MPANs in your portfolio&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Provide&nbsp;more tariff opportunities like time of use tariffs<br>&#8211; Give you access to&nbsp;smarter data insights&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">Please note that if you currently have traditional meters there may be some cost&nbsp;in&nbsp;upgrading&nbsp;to half-hourly meters.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ll&nbsp;let you know if&nbsp;there are any changes to your account&nbsp;planned as part of&nbsp;the MHHS migration.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">As MHHS is introduced, you may see improvements in your online account and app, including:&nbsp;<br><br>&#8211; More detailed insight graphs&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Clearer breakdowns of when energy is used&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Improved data downloads&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">Keep an eye out for updates and new features as we release them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">Some features like detailed insights data may require you to opt-in, but as MHHS is an industry-wide change, most of the work will be done behind the scenes by Ofgem and energy suppliers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ll&nbsp;let you know if there are any changes to your account based on the MHHS migration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">If you have any questions or concerns about MHHS and how this might affect your business, please contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:HelloBusiness@goodenergy.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hellobusiness@goodenergy.co.uk<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"if-you-have-a-smart-or-half-hourly-meter\" class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\"><strong>If you have a smart or half-hourly meter<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">You may already be using half-hourly data.\u00a0You\u2019ll\u00a0continue to:\u00a0<br><br>-See detailed usage data\u00a0\u00a0<br>&#8211; Access insights through your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/login.goodenergy.co.uk\/Account\/Login\"><strong>online account\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">MHHS will standardise how this data is used across the industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"if-you-have-a-traditional-meter\" class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\"><strong>If you have a traditional meter<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">Your usage is currently based on&nbsp;actual or estimated&nbsp;meter readings.&nbsp;To&nbsp;benefit&nbsp;from MHHS you will need a Smart&nbsp;meter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">With MHHS&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;be able to access more detailed&nbsp;energy&nbsp;insights.&nbsp;This can help you better understand and manage your energy.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">Please contact&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"mailto:hellobusiness@goodenergy.co.uk\">hellobusiness@goodenergy.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;if you are interested in a smart meter installation&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-mhhs-affects-your-bill\" class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\"><strong>How MHHS affects your bill<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-text-align-wide wp-block-paragraph\">MHHS does not change your&nbsp;tariff, however&nbsp;your&nbsp;billing&nbsp;will&nbsp;be based on&nbsp;accurate&nbsp;data.&nbsp;In future,&nbsp;there may changes to billing and\/or contracts to align to the&nbsp;half-hourly&nbsp;metering process.&nbsp;If there&nbsp;are any&nbsp;changes,&nbsp;we will be in touch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is&nbsp;MHHS?&nbsp; 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