Electronic Outage Proof of Concept

Completion Report toRMS

Presented by Jeanette Harris12/18/02

History Commission-approved Terms & Conditions for Retail Delivery

Service grants CRs the ability to take outage reports directly from

customers requires electronic submission of outage information to the TDSP

TTPT endorsed the technology based on their pre-defined “factors of success” on July 31, 2002

Proof of Concept was deemed successful and this technology was approved as the standard by RMS in September, 2002

Monthly updates were provided to RMS through exploder list and participation in meetings

The Outage Working Group has worked since that time to complete the necessary deliverables

RMS Approved These Motions August, 2002

Motion 1 Permanently suspend the EDI

148 transaction and approve MQ technology model as the Market Standard for Electronic Outage Notification for those Competitive Retailers who chose Option 1

Telecommunication connection to the TDSP will be the financial responsibility of the CR

Motion 2 TDSPs would not be required to

develop the Option 1 Outage Notification functionality until or before an Option 1 CR has an active customer base in that TDSP’s service territory.

The TDSP and CR will mutually agree to an implementation timeline (estimated at 6-8 months, based on the Proof of Concept development).

Completed Items:

Protocols ( No changes needed) Terms & Conditions (No changes needed) Customer Protection (No changes needed) Operating Guide (Changes submitted) Texas SET implementation guide (Guides

published) Test Plans in conjunction with the Texas Test Plan

Team (Test Plans submitted) Contingency Plan and standardized form(s) for

use during down time (Completed)

Special Thanks for a Job Well Done

Angela WilliamsCharlie BrattonKathy ScottDiana CastilloEdgar JuddVernon PierceJim GreeneDave Krummel