Harmonisation Working Group HWG Meeting Wednesday, 23rd May, 2012 NIAUR Offices Belfast

23 May 2012Page 2 HWG Agenda IntroductionAileen O’Connor, RMDS13:00 – 13:05 HSG Meeting FeedbackS mac an Bhaird, CER13:05 – 13:10 Enduring Solution Project Update 13:10 – 13:15 ROI HSP UpdateP Cabena, ESBN13:15 – 13:25 Market Design UpdateA O’Connor, RMDS13:25 – 13:50 HWG To-Do List ReviewA O’Connor, RMDS13:50 – 13:55 AOB & ClosingA O’Connor, RMDS13:55 – 14:00

23 May 2012Page 3 Approval of Minutes Minutes from HWG meeting – 4 th April 2012

23 May 2012Page 4 Feedback from HSG

23 May 2012Page 5 Feedback from HSG

23 May 2012Page 6 Enduring Solution Project Update Ann Ferguson / Joan-Edel Smith

23 May 2012Page 7 ROI HSP Update Peter Cabena

23 May 2012Page 8 Market Design Update Today’s Workload Overview

CR NumberVersionOriginClassificationRequested at Today’s Meeting MCR 166V2.0ROI Addition of Generator Unit ID and Export arrangement ID to spreadsheetClassification as ROI Specific Previously Approved MCR – ROI Specific  Market Change Request  Initially Approved at IGG meeting of (pre- Harmonisation)  At today’s Meeting:  Classification as ROI Specific

CR NumberVersionOriginRequest DescriptionRequested at Today’s Meeting MCR 73V3.0ROI Proposal to make first name mandatory on market messagesRecommendation for Approval Previously Approved MCR – Reversioned  Market Change Request  V2.0 Classified and Approved at HWG meeting of  Reversioned following post-Harmonisation Release Planning Workshop  At today’s Meeting:  Recommendation for Approval v3.0

CR NumberVersionOriginRequest DescriptionRequested at Today’s Meeting MCR 175V4.0ROI New Reject Reasons for Address Change RejectionRecommendation for Approval Previously Approved MCR – Reversioned  Market Change Request  V3.0 Classified and Deemed Approved at HWG meeting of  Reversioned following post-Harmonisation Release Planning Workshop  At today’s Meeting:  Recommendation for Approval v4.0

CR NumberVersionOriginRequest DescriptionRequested at Today’s Meeting MCR 1096V3.0ROI Customer Service Special Needs – expansion of ROI code set to align with NI practiceRecommendation for Approval Previously Approved MCR – Reversioned  Market Change Request  V2.0 Classified and Approved at HWG meeting of  Reversioned following post-Harmonisation Release Planning Workshop  At today’s Meeting:  Recommendation for Approval v3.0

23 May 2012Page 13 Previously Approved MCRs for Withdrawal NumberVersionOriginRequest DescriptionAction Requested MCR 78V2.0ROIAdd Validation to Use of Company Registered Number Classification as Harmonisation Impacting Recommendation for Withdrawal MCR 174V3.0ROIAllow incomplete set of reads for multiple meters to be accepted by ESBN Classification as Harmonisation Impacting Recommendation for Withdrawal

MCR078 Adding Registered Company Number to Market Systems Requesting the IGG to rescind this MCR HWG

22 February, MCR078 : Adding Registered Company Number to Market Systems ESBN is requesting the IGG to rescind this MCR, for these reasons: This MCR proposes putting the Registered Company number on market messages for change of supplier and for change to customer details (>100kVA) The reason for the change request is to prevent ESBN inferring a change of legal entity when in fact it is a mis-spelling or a rebranding of the company and thereby preventing the unnecessary sending of a connection agreement. However, this would involve a substantial effort to introduce a new layer of validation and administration including the data capture of these numbers and onto the CMS The likelihood of this MCR making its way onto the priority list must be small given that it is on the queue since Also the Market has operated without this functionality up to now

MCR0174 Allow incomplete set of reads for multiple meters to be accepted by ESBN Requesting the IGG to rescind this MCR IGG

22 February, MCR0174:Allow incomplete set of reads for multiple meters to be accepted The intention of this MCR is to allow a Supplier to submit a 210 MM with missing meter reads without being rejected where there are multiple meters on site. The MCR proposes that ‘at a site with multiple meters, if a customer is only able to gather one read due to the other meter being obstructed or broken, the 210MM would be submitted with 1 actual read and 1 blank read’. From the MCR, ‘valuable read data is being lost and that there are some legitimate cases where it is very difficult to read both meters (e.g. no access to one of the meters). If a customer is able to provide a partial set of actual reads for their meters, it is better than not providing any actual reads. The argument is that customers are asking for their reads to be used but the reads are continually being rejected by ESBN as they fail validation in terms of being a complete set of reads. These actual reads should be kept and used to build a more accurate read history for the customer’

22 February, ESBN is requesting the IGG to rescind this MCR for these reasons: 1. Substantial under or over charges could be masked or go undetected for some time, should this MCR be implemented 2.ESBN need 260MM from Suppliers so that we can investigate if there are suspected problems with a meter 3.Volumes appear to be low ?

22 February, ESBN is requesting the IGG to rescind this MCR for these reasons: This MCR would allow an incomplete set of customer reads to be accepted when there are known or suspected problems at a site This MCR looks for missing reads to be estimated and therefore ESBN may be unaware that there is any issue at the site. This could persist for some time without correction of the underlying problem Therefore, substantial under or over charges could be masked or go undetected for some time, should this MCR be implemented

22 February, ESBN is requesting the IGG to rescind this MCR for these reasons: ESBN need 260MM from Suppliers so that we can investigate if there are suspected problems with a meter This MCR cites as examples reasons why an incomplete set of meter reads would be submitted by Suppliers to ESBN as ………. a site with multiple meters, if a customer is only able to gather one read due to the other meter being obstructed or broken…… The information that Suppliers would provide on the MM260 include contact details for the Customer including their phone number as well as access details

22 February, ESBN is requesting the IGG to rescind this MCR for these reasons: Volumes appear to be low ? 3% of all reject message 303R in 2011 had reject reason IID IID ‘The original readings provided contained invalid or incomplete data to allow Data Processor to process the readings’ ESBN would make use of valid Customer reads; a workaround has been provided for Suppliers, but there has been little or no take up Special note for NSH meters : In cases where NSH meters are not being used, Suppliers still need to send in the NSH meter reading even where there has been no advance since the last reading

23 May 2012Page 22 DR 1117 V1 - MRC Consultation  Change Request  MRC currently under review and two specific processes are under development:  MP NI 506 Ability Testing Procedure - To provide a framework for Supplier Ability Testing and  MP NI 507 Market Testing Procedure - To provide a framework for Supplier Market Testing.  At today ’ s Meeting  Classification as NI-Specific Requested

23 May 2012Page 23 DR 1118 V1 - Updates to Enduring Solution NI Market Documentation  Change Request  Update of the Enduring Solution NI Implementation Guides v2.3 and NI Retail Market Procedures v2.0 with the proposed changes as listed in the attachment on page 3 of this request.  At today ’ s Meeting  Classification as NI-Specific Requested

23 May 2012Page 24 DR 1119 V1 - Adoption of MP NI  Change Request  Formal adoption of MP NI which are the Market Entry Procedures which apply to NI under the auspices of the MRC.  At today ’ s Meeting  Classification as NI-Specific Requested

23 May 2012Page 25 HWG Action Items Open Items as at end of last meeting

23 May 2012Page 26 HWG Meeting  AOB

23 May 2012Page 27 Next Steps  Next HWG meeting 27 th June, 2012 (Dublin)  Dates for all meetings for 2012 are on the Calendar on the RMDS website

23 May 2012Page 28 Thank You HWG Meeting