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COMET Working Group Future Metering Services Market Recommendation

This document outlines the recommendations of the COMET Working Group for the future competitive metering services market, including market characteristics, process flow diagrams, ownership, installation, maintenance, programming, testing, calibration, and other activities.

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COMET Working Group Future Metering Services Market Recommendation

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  1. COMET Working GroupFuture Metering Services Market Recommendation

  2. CONTENTS: COMET Working Group Recommendations FUTURE COMPETITIVE METERING SERVICES (MSP Phase): • General Description • Market Characteristics • Sequence of Events • Process Flow diagrams

  3. Ownership Installation & Removal Maintenance Programming, including billing determinants Testing & Calibration Competitive Metering Services Phase 1 January 1, 2004 Competitive Ownership Phase 2 Date TBD Meter Service Provider (MSP) • Data Collection • Data Management • Other Activities Phase 3 Future Consideration Additional Market Participants (may overlap with other phases)

  4. New Market Participant: “METER SERVICES PROVIDER” MSP  • Installation & Removal • Maintenance • Programming, including billing determinants • Testing & Calibration MSP must provide ALL of the above services for a competitively-owned meter to which it is contracted.

  5. Market Characteristics: • Customer choice of competitive metering services remains optional • MSPs will not be required to offer services in all TDSP territories • MSPs will not be required to support all meters on the statewide list • TDSPs will continue to offer advanced metering services per PUCT-approved tariffs, including new installations

  6. Competitive Metering Services -- MSP Phase Competitive MSP market exists PUCT Rule: All competitively owned meters must be contracted to an MSP MSP eligible to enter the Market Owners of competitive meters may acquire meter services from an MSP TDSP provides all meter services Jan. 1, 2004 Preparation Period Transition Period • Completion of MSP rule writing process • Protocol revisions • System changes • Operating Guides development • Certification and qualification of new market entrants (MSP) • TDSP continues to provide metering services for competitively-owned meters in its service territory if customer does not choose to acquire services from an MSP • TDSP metering services shall be limited to competitive meter types installed in the TDSP service territory at the time of transition (“Transition List”), including new installations of those meter types • Competitive meter owners who select a meter not on the Transition List for that specific TDSP service area must acquire MSP services for that meter

  7. Market Characteristics: • TDSPs are the only entities that can connect or disconnect service • TDSPs retain responsibility for instrument transformers (CTs, VTs) and associated wiring and socket • MSP services must be coordinated with the REP/CR • REP/CR must notify TDSP prior to competitive meter installation

  8. Meter Programming: • A single entity (either the MSP or the TDSP) will possess the necessary password to program a meter for billing determinants • Only the MSP or TDSP may program a meter for billing determinants • A third party authorized by the meter owner may reprogram meters for data unrelated to billing as long as proper security protection is assured, based on future COMET recommendations

  9. Market Safeguards: • TDSPs may provide emergency services on any meter in order to restore service or remedy unsafe conditions • Market participants will communicate issues related to meter malfunctions or inaccuracy to the responsible party • Substation access is determined by rules and policies of the substation owner • A service provider selection process needs to be developed for situations when MSPs leave the market

  10. Certification & Compliance of MSPs: • MSPs must be certified to perform competitive metering services in Texas • PUCT is the recommended entity to serve as Certification and Compliance Agent (including financial requirements) • ERCOT may provide technical qualification assistance • Draft of recommended standards has been developed based on the NAESB Uniform Business Practices manual, and other states’ efforts

  11. Key Terms and Definitions: • Market does not currently have adequate definitions for numerous terms related to competitive metering services • COMET WG is developing draft recommendations for standard market terms and definitions • PUCT is urged to include appropriate new definitions in future rulemakings

  12. Customer or Customer Approved Third Party Business Relationship COMET WG Future Market Model New Information Flow Existing Information Flow Exchange of Meter Level Information (e.g., meter read-in/out) - new CR MSP TDSP Meter Service Provider Notification – new Service order completion initiated from MSP submittal of meter level information - new Enrollment request processing for move in, move out and switch requests With MSP indicator flag added - new Enrollment request processing for move in, move out and switch requests With MSP indicator flag added - new ERCOT

  13. COMET Motion for RMS Consideration • Approve the high-level view of the market structure for Phase 2 of future competitive metering services

  14. COMET Future ServicesNext Step Options: • Phase 2 (MSP) Detail/Drill-down? • Phase 3 (Data collection/Data management) Recommendation? • Other?

  15. Questions?????

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