1. Retail Market Assurance Services for the Irish Electricity Market
Niemesh Amin
IGG 11th March 2010

2. Agenda Assurance Activity Update
June Market Design and MPCC/Hub Upgrade Approach
Extranet Broker Guidelines Update

3. Assurance Activities

4. Assurance Activities One Small Supplier Assessment in progress
A Self Supplier application in progress
Assurance analysis for June 2010 Market Design update and MPCC/Hub upgrade

5. June Market Design Approach

6. June Market Design Release
June Market Release Assurance Analysis
MCR
BSA
ITA
IPT
Comments
0161 Increase threshold for connection agreement return
Suppliers: Understand the change and is able to operate with it ESBN: Subjected to a formal BSA requalification review
Suppliers: Understand the change and is able to operate with it ESBN: Subjected to a formal ITA requalification review
ESBN: Suggested CoS IPTs: 1. Below threshold – normal
2. Above threshold, automatically CA is prompted
3. Below threshold, change of legal entity outstanding (Agreement not required) and should go through as normal
Suppliers: Not mandatory – requirement for two volunteer Suppliers to take part in IPT. 6

7. June Market Design Release
June Market Release Assurance Analysis
MCR
BSA
ITA
IPT
Comments
0162 SOLR Process (Customer CSV Generation)
ESBN Submit questionnaire to declare appropriate design, implementation and testing has taken place.
Suppliers: No Supplier requirement for this MCR 7

8. June Market Design Release
June Market Release Assurance Analysis
MCR
BSA
ITA
IPT
Comments
0164 Meter Multiplier on the Extranet. (additional field)
Suppliers
Submit questionnaire and supporting evidence to demonstrate awareness.
ESBN Submit questionnaire to declare appropriate design, implementation and testing has taken place.
ESBN Submit questionnaire to declare appropriate design, implementation and testing has taken place
Suppliers: No Supplier requirement for this MCR 8

9. June Market Design Release
June Market Release Assurance Analysis
MCR
BSA
ITA
IPT
Comments
0169 Addition of Vulnerable Customer data deletion flag on 102
Suppliers: Submit questionnaire and supporting evidence to demonstrate compliance. Assurance conducted off-site ESBN: Subjected to a formal BSA requalification review (MM and Extranet)
Suppliers: Submit questionnaire and supporting evidence to demonstrate compliance. Assurance conducted off-site ESBN: Subjected to a formal ITA requalification review (MM and Extranet)
ALL
Cos scenario with:
1. NQH CoS Gain with Vulnerabilities
2. NQH CoS Loss with Vulnerabilities
3. Cancellation of COS with Original Customer - Vulnerabilities
4. De-energisation
5. Re-energisation
6. COLE with Vulnerabilities
7. COCD with Vulnerabilities
8. Application of meter Multiplier to NC
9. View details of the Meter Multiplier on Extranet
131 Report for MCR171
CoS with no vulnerabilities
Defect raised to correct behaviour - information restored after a CoS is cancelled after completed. 9

10. June Market Design Release
June Market Release Assurance Analysis
MCR
BSA
ITA
IPT
Comments
0171 Proposal to add new message 131 works status to meter works design (Phase 1)
Suppliers: Submit questionnaire and supporting evidence to demonstrate awareness. ESBN: Submit questionnaire to declare appropriate design, implementation and testing has taken place. 10

11. June Market Release 2010 - Assurance Analysis
Hub and MPCC Upgrade
June Market Release Assurance Analysis
BSA
ITA
IPT
Comments
Hub and MPCC Upgrade
All: Submit questionnaire and provide supporting evidence to outline infrastructure upgrade plans.
Infrastructure Configuration: IPTs: (Old Box, New Schema) OR (New Box, New Schema)
At least one Supplier to test with 15.1 configuration. 11

12. Significant Dates Schema release planned for 19th March
IPT window 17th May to 11th June
Assurance activity plan to be circulated
Participant Questionnaire to be circulated 26th March
Suppliers return Participant Questionnaire to Gemserv by 3rd May
Consolidated report to CER by 17th June

13. Assurance Go/No-Go Criteria
Majority of large suppliers must be ready to implement the schema update and be in a position to upgrade their MPCC to the new configuration two weeks prior to the schema go-live

14. Extranet Broker Guidelines Update

15. Extranet Broker Guidelines Update
Working Practice has been approved by RMDS
Structure of Guideline
Conditions Precedent
Design Guidelines/Principles
Operational Guidelines
Supplier
ESBN
Formal Declaration

16. Extranet Broker Guidelines Update
Conditions Precedent
Must only be used to support customer registration activity
ESB Networks is responsible for all operational aspects, including making adjustments as necessary to maintain acceptable service levels for the Market as a whole
Broker solution subject to independent assurance as determined by RMDS

17. Extranet Broker Guidelines Update
Design Guidelines/Principles
Queries must be manually initiated by a user
No MPRN must be queried more than once by same broker solution within 24hr period
Suppliers must declare their intention of implementing a Broker Solution prior to development

18. Extranet Broker Guidelines Update
Operational Guidelines (Suppliers)
One Broker Solution is entitled to one Extranet connection with a declared username
Suppliers must nominate and provide contact details for their administrator and alternate
Pilot phase may be applied to a new Broker Solution to monitor traffic
Users must be trained in acceptable use

19. Extranet Broker Guidelines Update
Operational Guidelines (ESBN)
Extranet channels divided into two groups
manual queries and broker
Wherever possible advance notice will be provided for HTML changes, unexpected changes reported at the next IGG
Suppliers will be contacted if they place unacceptable load, if not alleviated ESBN may temporary disable Broker ID’s

20. Extranet Broker Guidelines Update
Formal Declaration
Signed by Market Participant, senior management level
A declaration stating a Market Participant understands the requirements and will adhere to the guidelines

21. Questions & Discussion