AMR Smart Metering ICo SS Presentation IC Shippers

AMR & Smart Metering ICo. SS Presentation

I&C Shippers and Suppliers (ICo. SS) I&C Shippers and Suppliers Group (ICo. SS) formed to provide Shippers and Suppliers who exclusively supply Industrial and Commercial customers a forum for discussing regulatory and legislative changes in the gas and electricity retail markets. Members Corona Energy ENI UK Ltd Gazprom Marketing and Trading – Retail GDF Suez Energy UK Opus Energy Shell Gas Direct Statoil (UK) Total Gas and Power Ltd

Smart Metering Rollout The Government announced the intention to roll-out Smart Metering to the market by 2020. In the gas market, this will require replacing around 20 million meters in the next ten years. Sites above 732, 000 k. Wh (termed “AMR sites”) excluded from “Smart Solution” CCP scope. Also sites below that limit with “AMR” equipment installed prior to 6 April 2014. ICo. SS believe that around 10% of I&C sites have some form of remote metering device

Metering Specifications Domestic Sector Remote provision of accurate reads for defined time periods Two Way communications to the meter system Support for a range of time of use tariffs Real time display inhouse. Business Sector Remote provision of accurate reads for defined time periods Two Way communications to the meter system Support for a range of time of use tariffs Business and Domestic Smart Different Valve (TBC)

AMR v Smart metering functionality How does AMR differ to Business Smart Solution? DECC - Functionality for Gas I&C Customers Current Business Smart Meter Population Remote provision of accurate reads for defined time periods Current population provide data at multiple levels of resolution, up to every six seconds if required. Two Way communications to the meter system Current population mainly utilises GSM/GPRS which Support Two Way communications and can be updated remotely Support for a range of time of use tariffs AMR solution provides data at multiple levels of resolution. Business Smart delivered by AMR equipment

Conclusions DECC consultation identifies three solutions Domestic Smart Business Smart AMR But current AMR equipment fulfils Business Smart Solution. AMR and Business Smart is therefore defined by: Shipper: Customer contract Licence Communications Provider.

Implications for Nexus Business Smart/AMR indistinguishable for Nexus, but depending on CCP scope may impact population. So AMR population will vary, but will be larger than the current mandatory AMR population (~50, 000 meter points) and will include SSP sites. Identification of sites will be critical. In light of this population, that will cut across I&C sector, capacity and system changes also needs to be gauged for: Individual reconciliation (SSP sites) DME (many sites will want daily balancing)

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