Retail Market Assurance Services for the Irish Electricity Market

Niemesh AminIGG 11th March 2010

niemesh.amin@gemserv.com

Agenda• Assurance Activity Update

• June Market Design and MPCC/Hub Upgrade Approach

• Extranet Broker Guidelines Update

Assurance Activities

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

June Market Design Approach

June Market Design Release

June Market Release 2010 - 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.

June Market Design ReleaseJune Market Release 2010 - 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.

ESBN

Submit questionnaire to declare appropriate design, implementation and testing has taken place.

  Suppliers:

No Supplier requirement for this MCR

June Market Design ReleaseJune Market Release 2010 - 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.

Suppliers

Submit questionnaire and supporting evidence to demonstrate awareness.

ESBN

Submit questionnaire to declare appropriate design, implementation and testing has taken place

  Suppliers:

No Supplier requirement for this MCR

June Market Design ReleaseJune Market Release 2010 - 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 Vulnerabilities2. NQH CoS Loss with Vulnerabilities3. Cancellation of COS with Original Customer - Vulnerabilities4. De-energisation5. Re-energisation6. COLE with Vulnerabilities7. COCD with Vulnerabilities8. Application of meter Multiplier to NC9. View details of the Meter Multiplier on Extranet10.131 Report for MCR17111.CoS with no vulnerabilities

Defect 11717 raised to correct behaviour - information restored after a CoS is cancelled after completed.

June Market Design ReleaseJune Market Release 2010 - 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.

Suppliers:

Submit questionnaire and supporting evidence to demonstrate awareness.

ESBN:

Submit questionnaire to declare appropriate design, implementation and testing has taken place.

   

Hub and MPCC Upgrade

June Market Release 2010 - Assurance Analysis   

BSA ITA IPT Comments   

         

Hub and MPCC Upgrade

All:

Submit questionnaire and provide supporting evidence to outline infrastructure upgrade plans.

All:

Submit questionnaire and provide supporting evidence to outline infrastructure upgrade plans.

Infrastructure Configuration:

IPTs:

- 15.1 (Old Box, New Schema)

OR

- 16.0 (New Box, New Schema)

At least one Supplier to test with 15.1 configuration.

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

Assurance Go/No-Go Criteria

• 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

Extranet Broker Guidelines Update

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

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

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

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

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

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

Questions & Discussion