2004
Year In Review Report
TX SET 2004
• In Q1 of ’04 RMS granted TX SET increased scope:
– Analyze the need for new transactions based upon market participants input
– Control the publication and version management of TEXAS SET documentation
– Enhance and modify existing transaction(s) based upon market need
– Provide educational material to the market on proper use of TEXAS SET
transactions
– Coordination and participate in various RMS Working Groups and Task Forces
– Recommend & Implement changes to current business practices and business
processes:
• Analyze market (posed or potential) issue(s)
• Organize findings on the issue
• Plan and hold market meetings
• Discuss findings with the market
• Develop market consensus
• Formalize recommendation(s) to RMS
• Institute change(s)
Accomplishments
• MIMO
• Designed TX SET CCs from the following task
forces:
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810/867/824
TITF
MOU/EC
DNP
• Completed 2.0a clean up
• Updated working group procedures
More Accomplishments
• Completed RMS directed Linked ESIID
discussion
• CCO Phase III process established
• Detailed TDSP procedures for estimates,
• Incorporating TX SET into the ERCOT SIR
process for fixes to retail business processes and
transactions.
• Updated Protocol Section 19
Goals for 2005
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Drop to AREP Announcement
Mass Transition
Define 2.1,
Discuss Smoothing Usage
Release Schedule for ’06,
Implement RMS form
Version Stacking document
Continue to Update Protocols Section 19
Continue to refine market practices and develop
transactional solutions, and address PUCT/RMS
assignments
2004
Meter Estimates
TX SET Meter Estimation Review
• TX SET (subgroup) met on 8-31-04 to review the
existing Meter Estimation issues as requested by
RMS
• TDSP’s agreed to compile data for July 2004 to
help group determine scope and estimation issues.
• TDSP’s consolidated internal estimation codes
from field readers, ranging from 15 to 35 unique
codes by TDSP.
• The single month review does not distinguish
between single and consecutive months estimated.
TDSP Sample July 2004
• Total Meters in Sample
5,872,255.
Total Meters Estimated
70,055.
Overall Percentage Estimated
01.18932%
• Meters Inaccessible
27,264
38.90%
• Meters estimated due to 3-day
Protocol requirement
• Equipment Problems / Missing Meters
21,358
30.6%
12,804
18.4%
• Weather / Illness / Safety / Misc.
6,537
0 9.2%
• Meters requiring MVO from CR
2,092
03.0%
(70,055)
(100%)
Meter Estimations
6%
Bad / Vicious Dogs
30%
Meter Obstructed / Locked / Inaccessible
Business Closed
31%
Weather
Unsafe conditons
Equipment problems
Meter Missing / Destroyed
Employee Illness
3%
Misc.
Pending MVO's
1%
2%
3%
12%
4%
7%
1%
Meter read / outside 3 day w indow
TX SET Recommendations
• Scope of Meter estimations does not warrant additional Market
Reporting or the addition of Protocol requirements.
• Better utilize existing communication methods between TDSP’s
and CR’s that can reduce estimates, i.e.,
• Meters removed, requiring MVO from CR
• Meter Obstructed/ Locked/ Inaccessible
• Recommend communication between CR and TDSP remain flexible
vs. establishing Protocol requirements.
• Allows flexibility for CR to communicate with Customer,
determine timeframes for meter accessibility.
• Allows CR to determine if on-going meter estimation is
acceptable, and if not, to contact the TDSP to discuss
installation of AMR, phone lines, ITRON, etc to secure
actual readings.