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February 9th, 2005
Implementing Standards to Overcome Obstacles and Issues of a Smart Meter Initiative
Metering Billing CRMCIS AmericaApril 12, 2005
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Province of Ontario Smart Meter Initiative HighlightsDrivers
Demand increase outpacing supply Coal-fired generation closure commitments by 2007 (25% of electrical generation) Problems with existing nuclear plants Transmission system constraints Lack of investment in new generating plants
Plan Implement smart meters across Ontario for (virtually) all consumer segments
(accompanied by rate re-structuring)
Rationale Providing consumers with time-based energy consumption information and time-based
rates will motivate them to alter their consumption behavior using less energy at peak times of day.
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Milestones (Current under consideration) 800,000 smart meters installed in urban areas by 2008 Remainder of 4.3 million smart meters installed by 2010 5% demand reduction
Metering (Current under consideration) Residential 60 min. interval / Commercial and Industrial 15 min. interval 2-way communications Interval presentment for first 4 months, TOU following Consumer presentment, AVR access to energy data by 8:00 am
Consumer Segments (Current under consideration) Residential & Small Commercial Mid Commercial (50kW to 200kW) Large Commercial (over 200kW)
Province of Ontario Smart Meter Initiative Highlights
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Discussion TopicsSmart Metering Initiative Obstacles and Issues
Data collection, validation and rebuilding Storage, process interfaces Billing, consumer presentment, reporting Implementation timing, multiple vendors
Smart Meter Data Standard Benefits Risk mitigation Integration efficiencies Better cost control or reduction
Smart Meter Data Standards can mitigate risk, provide relief from implementation timelines, and lower costs associated with a Smart Meter Initiative
Obstacles and Issues
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Smart Meter Data Collection Communications capacity, timing
and logistics
All formats of billing determinants (TOU, interval)
Data collection hybrids in terms of technology, features, data
Manage meter change-out process (re-verification, failures)
Issue: Risk of implementation delays due to testing and certification
Risk of proprietary technology commitment (Cost)
Local Distribution Company
Vendor “B” native Smart Meter Data
Vendor “A” native Smart Meter Data
Obstacles and Issues
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Validation, Editing and Rebuilding
Editing and Rebuilding
Residential vs. C&I business rules Automated vs. manual intervention Access to history for rebuilding Data not processed by 8:00 a.m. Time limit to process / update MDR Audit trail
For Presentment Purposes
Portraying data correctly Updating already presented data
Validation
Residential vs. C&I business rules Dependent on data available Simple limits for “outliers” Cumulative to interval/TOU billing determinant
comparison More complex “missing data” rules
Vendor “A” native Smart Meter Data
ValidationEditing and Rebuilding
MDR Smart Meter Data Repository
Vendor “B” native Smart Meter Data
Issue: Risk of implementation delays due to testing and certification
Risk of proprietary service commitment (Cost)
Obstacles and Issues
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Smart Meter Data Storage Volumes (4.3 Million meters)
> 46.8 B interval readings per year > 1.65 TB of raw interval transaction data per year alone!
Types of metered data Interval (15 and 60 minutes) TOU cumulative energy (multi-register) Straight energy (single register)
Vendor formats Types of non-metered data
Audit Tamper Power Quality
Other billing determinant data• “Non smart” meters during implementation• Wholesale metering data • Consolidated meter data
Maintain consumer – meter – service address relationship
Consumer information store Relationship consumer – meter – service address –
data access
Issue: Cost of non-homogeneous data management
Wholesale Metering Systems
Vendor “A” native Smart Meter Data
MDR Smart Meter Data Repository
Vendor “B” native Smart Meter Data
Non-Smart Metering Systems
Obstacles and Issues
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Process Interfaces
Energy Retailer
Wholesale Metering Systems
Government Reporting
IESO
LDC Billing & Settlement
Consumer Presentment/AVR Consumer Directory
Retail Metering Systems
Smart Meter Data Repository
MDR
Wholesale Metering Systems
Issue: Risk of implementation delays due to testing and certification
Risk of proprietary technology commitment
Obstacles and Issues
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Pre-billing Processing
TOU rate structures On/Off/Shoulder rate block Winter/Summer rate season
Interval Data Aggregation 15/60 min. interval to daily TOU Daily TOU to monthly TOU
Minimal requirements to aggregate Interval data
Billing and reporting Retail/franchise consumers Distribution loss factor correction Billing multipliers
Aggregation
Issue: Risk of proprietary service commitment (Cost)
LDC Billing & Settlement
MDR
Smart Meter Data Repository
Obstacles and Issues
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Consumer-Facing Systems
Web presentment
Automatic voice response
Call centre customer reps
Consumer directory management (i.e. security)
Issue: Risk of implementation delays due to testing and certification
Risk of proprietary technology commitment
Consumers via AVR
Consumers via Internet
MDR
Smart Meter Data Repository
Consumers via LDC call centre
Obstacles and Issues
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Reporting Audit reporting
Changes to Smart Meter data Editing and rebuilding audit Tracking of rules applied, when by whom
Multiple information sources
Ad-Hoc reporting Standard tools Open access
Operations and Exception reporting
Obstacles and Issues
•Successful initialization of modules installed in the field•Discrepancies in modules and CIS links •Successful capture of meter reads – benchmark of 95%•Meter read reports •Module alarms and status indicators•Suspected tamper and trend reports •Communication link monitoring, and •Status indicators for regional collectors
•Validation results automated (e-file/email)•Network or communication link failures•Power failures •Memory capacity issues or meter failures•TOU time or communication module reprogram failures
Issue: Risk of unknown reporting requirements
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Smart Meter Data StandardsFunctionality
1. Content Structure and format of data passed
between systems.2. Storage
Minimum requirements for amount of data to be stored and the corresponding retention periods.
3. Connectivity and Delivery Delivery methods required to
transport data between systems, including how systems locate and connect to each other.
Characteristics of Functionality1. Security
Storage and delivery must be secure, and systems and parties must be authenticated before data passes.
2. Certification Capabilities Minimum requirements to
demonstrate regulatory compliance.3. Audit Capabilities
Ability to audit delivery and content of data, and non-repudiation of parties, especially when using independent third parties.
4. Reliability Minimum requirements to ensure
availability of systems and methods of service-interruption recovery.
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Smart Meter Data StandardsStandards mitigate risk by:
Providing clear testing and certification guidelines for vendor integration
Enabling participant choice to select tools and services
Simplifying system enhancement, replacement, or insertion
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Smart Meter Data StandardsStandards provide relief from aggressive timelines by:
Establishing a clear set of testing and certification guidelines, which reduces implementation timelines
Reducing integration efforts between Smart Meter components
Aligning participants to achieve a common implementation strategy
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Smart Meter Data StandardsStandards help lower costs by:
Fostering a competitive market where solution vendors can offer alternative systems
Reducing effort to switch from one vendor or service provider to another
Reducing implementation, testing and certification phases
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Smart Meter Data Standards Smart Meter Data Standards Working Group
“To define the meter data workflow and data representation standards for the
Ontario Smart Meter Initiative.”
Network Solution
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Smart Meter Network
LDC CIS
AMR Data Collection System(s)
EBT Retail Network
Retailer CIS
Billing and Settlement
Smart Meter XML standard (under development)
Possible interface
EBT XML standard (Existing but may need enhancement)
Software Solutions
Web presentment
Bill printing
Web presentment
Real Time
Audit Reporting
Automatic Voice
Response
AggregationEditing and Rebuilding
Meter Data Repository
Validation
Smart Meter Network Service
Consumer Directory
Network Solution
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Questions?
Brent WilliamsSenior Strategic ManagerSmart Meter Integration416.408.1395 ext. [email protected]