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Time-of-Use
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“Toward Time-of-Use” is a newsletter for local distribution company (LDC) sta= ff and service agents working with the Smart Metering Entity (SME) as well as other industry stakeholders.
Send
an email to the SME=
to subscribe =
to the
newsletter, provide feedback or submit general inquiries and story ideas. V=
isit
the website (www.smi-ieso.ca) regularly fo=
r the latest
SME news, information and documents.
SME and MDM/R vendors complete latest system upgrade
The
SME has completed a key Meter Data Management and Repository (MDM/R) upgrade
that supports continued time-of-use (TOU) billing implementation across the
province. Read the full
story...
MDM/R
Operations Working Group meetings to include one-hour teleconference for all
LDCs
The
MDM/R Operations Working Group will hold its first teleconference for all L=
DCs during
its April 12 meeting:
Time:
11 a.m. - noon
Toll-Free:
(888) 289-4573
Local:
(416) 645-1179
Access
Code: 6856326
The
MDM/R Operations Working Group has held five meetings since forming in
September 2010. The group will continue to hold open teleconferences during=
its
meetings to update the LDC community about MDM/R operations.
The
MDM/R Operations Working Group charter is now available on its new SME website pa=
ge. For more
information about the working group and monthly teleconferences, contact MDMR.OWG@ieso.ca. Read
the full story...
The
SME has introduced a technical bulletin series to address MDM/R topics that=
are
new or of current interest to LDCs. The bulletins will be emailed to LDCs
periodically and can also be accessed through the SME website’s ̶=
0;Resources&#=
8221;
section. Read the full
story...
The
SME website has been updated to include more information about how to subsc=
ribe
to its RSS feeds.
The
SME recently received valuable feedback from LDC employees indicating that =
they
use the website’s RSS feeds less than the other web pages and tools. =
The feeds
have been a feature of the website since it launched in August 2010 and all=
ow
visitors to control the flow of news information they receive, and opt-in to
specific SME-related news content. Visit the RSS Feed page to
find out more.
As
part of its validation and estimation processes, the MDM/R validates meter =
read
data when it is loaded into the MDM/R and before framing the data into the =
TOU
billing quantities or “bins.”* It also assigns a validation sta=
tus
to each hourly interval of meter read data, which can be one of the followi=
ng:
· =
Validated
(VAL)
· =
Estimated
(EST)
· =
Not
Validated (NV)
· =
Needs
Verification Editing (NVE)
Framing
refers to how the MDM/R sums interval consumption into the TOU bins (e.g.
on-peak, off-peak and mid-peak) for a given day. The MDM/R will frame a
day’s interval data into TOU billing quantities as long as the interv=
als
have a VAL, EST or NV status. However, LDCs will be required to verify or e=
dit
all intervals assigned with NVE status within a day before that day can be
framed.
The
MDM/R Validation, Estimation and Editing (VEE) process allows the MDM/R to
perform estimation if specified by the VEE service selected by the LDC. In =
the
cases when intervals cannot be estimated or used, the MDM/R will indicate t=
hat
data must be corrected by an LDC before the MDM/R can provide billing
quantities.
When
an LDC requests TOU billing quantities, the MDM/R’s billing quantity
response logic will calculate the daily framed TOU values and provide the t=
otal
on-peak, mid-peak and off-peak consumption values for the entire billing
period. In the event that daily framed values are unavailable, the
MDM/R’s billing quantity response will provide a transaction status (=
or,
“error condition”) and will not include the TOU values.
Visit
the Design
and Standards page for more information. A complete list of the
MDM/R’s validation and estimation standards can be found in the MDM/R VEE Standard for the Ontario Smart Metering System<=
/a>.
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Have a
question for the SME? =
Submit one online.=
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(The
SME website’s “Ask the Trainer” page also includes previo=
usly
submitted questions.)
Select from the headlines below to read the latest smart
metering and energy management technology news from around the world.
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Ontario engineers propo=
se
'smart' TOU tariffs for smart meters (Metering.com<=
/a>,
March 24, US)
· &n=
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Utilities: Get smart and
you could you cut your energy bills (The Scotsman, March 2, UK)
(Note: Bullets=
below
link to the websites or emails referenced.)
·
My LDC =
is in
the MDM/R registration and enrolment process (mdmr.registration@ieso.ca)
· =
My LDC is processing smart meter =
data
in the MDM/R production system (mdmrsupport@service-now.ca
1.
Its
smart meters must be deployed;
2.
It
must be registered with the SME, test its systems with the MDM/R and transi=
tion
to the MDM/R production system;
3.
Its
interval smart meter data must be flowing into the MDM/R production system =
on a
daily basis;
4.
LDC
customers must be informed of their upcoming transition to TOU billing.
LDCs
are also required to report their smart metering and TOU progress on a mont=
hly
basis to the Ontario Energy Board.
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The
IESO is responsible for managing Ontario’s bulk electricity system and
operating the wholesale electricity market. As the Smart Metering Entity, t=
he
IESO manages the Smart Metering Initiative’s implementation, operates=
the
provincial MDM/R and ensures LDC smart meter and IT systems integrate with =
it
to support the Ontario’s TOU rate objectives.
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