harmonisation working group

Retail Market Design Service

Harmonisation Working Group

HWG Meeting

Wednesday, 31st October, 2012

NIAUR Offices

Belfast

31st October 2012 Retail Market Design Service

HWG Agenda

Introduction Aileen O Connor, HRDS 13:00 – 13:05

HSG Meeting Feedback S mac an Bhaird, CER 13:05 – 13:15

ROI HSP Update P Cabena, ESBN 13:15 – 13:25

Market Design Update A O Connor, HRDS 13:25 – 13:50

HWG To-Do List Review A O Connor, HRDS 13:50 – 13:55

AOB & Closing A O Connor, HRDS 13:55 – 14:00


Approval of Minutes

Minutes from HWG meeting – 19th September 2012

Minutes from HWG Conference Call on 28th September 2012


HWG relevant topics covered by the HSG 01/10/12

Review of matters arising from HWG MCR1122 V2: Introduction of Flag to Identify Sites with Essential Plant - Decision:

Approved by HSG

MCR1126 V2: Phone Number Categorisations – A OConnor advised that one supplier rejected the MCR while the other Suppliers indicated that they required more time to assess its impact. N Wray agreed that he would engage further with the business and participant re this MCR.

MCR1111 V1.1: Automated Debt Flagging Solution - Automation of the debt flagging

process in RoI will require a Schema change. The development of the preferred industry option for automation will not be ready in time for the scheduled June release. With RoI Suppliers anxious to have an automated solution as soon as possible, they raised the issue at HWG to explore the possibility of moving the June 2013 release to later that year. Feedback from HWG members was requested and forwarded to HSG. No objections were received to moving the release schedule - included feedback from NIE and PowerNI. A OConnor asked the HSG for formal approval of this MCR with the consequence of the impact on the release schedule for 2013. K Kavanagh advised that a change to the release date would need to be considered in setting the next RoI gas Schema Release, which is scheduled for next Summer and A OConnor agreed that Suppliers had also indicated that this should be a factor. C Mannion commented that a change to the Schema Release Plan should be exceptional. CER and NIAUR gave their approval.



Review of HSG Actions Covering letter almost finalised and revised Terms of

Reference awaiting formal Regulatory signoff.

HSG formally approved the Supplier representatives. Graeme Hunter, PowerNI Siobhan Melvin, Airtricity

New Action to Agree and schedule 2013 meeting dates for IGG/CDA/HWG and HSG

New Action for a revised Release Schedule for 2013 for next HSG



RoI Harmonisation Project C Garrigan gave an update to HSG. The Scheduled cutover

was postponed as the project was not in a position to establish stability with the Hub. Some technical changes have been made since - including hardware addtions. Performance testing has restarted and the HSP team is working towards establishing stability. At this point the priority is to:

Exit Testing Phase Successfully Agree a revised Cutover Date.

Re the latter, it was noted that it was proving difficult to obtain agreement from all parties involved for alternative dates.

ESBN highlighted that the delay in Go-Live will result in an impact on any follow-on work and will influence work schedules e.g. commencing work for the next Market Release.


ROI HSP Update

Conor Garrigan


Market Design Update

Today’s Workload Overview


DR 1127 V1.0 - Market Process for the Installation of Import-Export Meters

Discussion Request

Request for development of a formal Market Process for the installation of import/export meters.

Process should cover Customer, Supplier and NIE obligations.

Should also include contact NIE email addresses, charging process and confirmation to Supplier when work completed.

Benefit for Suppliers that confusion over procedure is eliminated & for customers that process completed in a faster timeline.

At Today’s Meeting: Classification as Jurisdictional-Specific requested.

DR 1127


MCR 1126 V2.0 – Phone Number Categorisations

Market Change Request DR Classified as Harmonisation Impacting and deemed

Approved at HWG meeting on 8th August 2012 MCR presented for Approval at HWG on 19.09.2012. Consensus not reached & MPs requested to forward

feedback on their position, to HRDS, by Friday 28th September.

Feedback received indicated MCR would not be widely supported.

NIE decision to request approval to Withdraw MCR.

At Today’s Meeting: Recommendation for Withdrawal of MCR 1126 V2.0

MCR 1126


Harmonised Market Release 2013

Revised date for June 2013 to be agreed with all parties i.e. NIE, ESBN, and Market Participants

Influencing factors in relation to the June 2013 date: Requirement for delivery of Automated Debt Flagging Solution for RoI Delay to Go-Live date for H&SP Potentially one Release only feasible in 2013 Cognisant of MPs preference for not at month end however Consideration needs to be given to fact that this is the lst Harmonised

Release Date for availability of schema changes to be agreed

Revised date for Approval by Regulators at HSG 14/11/2012

HWG MPs requested to forward feedback on proposed new date to HRDS by 6/11/2012



Prioritisation of approved MCRs Contact names to be forwarded to HRDS not later than 1st November List of MCRs to issue from HRDS by 2nd November Lists will contain schema and non-schema RoI MCRs CDA will manage the non schema NI changes

Ranking of MCRs Rank in order of preference i.e. 1 – 7 [ROI MPs must rank Schema and non-

Schema item. NI to rank Schema only. There are 7 Schema and 1 non- Schema MCRs]

Items for which MPs have no preference should be scored as 0 Points will be assigned based on MP rankings – 7 points for 1st ranked, 6 points

for 2nd ranked etc Analysis will be performed once results are returned to HRDS

N.B Highly ranked MCR in no way assumes automatic implementation Lists of prioritised MCRs to be returned to HRDS by 8th November



Prioritisation of approved MCRs

DSOs will carry out impact assessment on the ranked MCRs

Consideration for: Development Size Development Synergy Regulatory Requirements

HRDS will present all results of prioritisation exercise at a workshop co-ordinated by HRDS.

If workshop deemed not necessary, some other form of communication will be agreed to inform MPs of the agreed release package

Approval required from Market Services Board and Regulators



Approved Schema Impacting MCRs


HWG Action Items

Open Items as at end of last meeting

AP No. Title Assigned to Date Due

060Confirm single Supplier-side TIBCO instance and single Market Hub for the Harmonised Market CER/NIAUR 11/01/2012

095 Supplier HSG nominations for NI and RoI to be sent to HRDS Suppliers 26/09/2012096 Feedback on changing Forum frequency to 8 week cycle to be sent to HRDS NO/Suppliers 28/09/2012097 MCR 1126: Participants to forward feedback indicating their position on this DR NO/Suppliers 28/09/2012

098NIE/NI Suppliers to provide feedback on the impact of a change to the timing of the June Schema Release NO/Suppliers 28/09/2012


HWG Meeting

AOB


Next StepsNext HWG meeting

5th December, 2012 (Dublin)

Dates for all meetings for 2012 are included on the Calendar on the RMDS website


Thank You

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