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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 13 Hansard (21 November) . . Page.. 4009 ..
PART 3. - TERMS OF REFERENCE
3.1 SUMMARY OF THE TASK
3.1.1 The ACT, as part of the extension of choice of electricity retailer to customers, is seeking consultancy assistance in the development of an initial Metrology Procedure.3.1.2 The consultancy is to be a two-stage process, with the outcomes and timing of these stages to be consistent with the Timeframe section below.
3.1.3 The first stage of the consultancy will provide recommendations for consideration by Government on a number of technical policy questions critical to determining the make-up of a Metrology Procedure for the ACT.
3.1.4 The resultant Government decisions will form the basis from which the second stage, and ultimate outcome of the consultancy, will be commenced. This is the drafting and delivery of a National Electricity Code compliant initial Metrology Procedure for the ACT in a form ready to be submitted to NEMMCO.
3.2 THE TASK IN DETAIL
Phase One
3.2.1 Provide recommendations on:d) approaches for metrology in the ACT for Type 5, 6 and 7 installations in relation to the requirements set out in the National Electricity Code; and
e) minimum standards for metrology (i.e.. the upper threshold for each of these installations) for different customer classes.
3.2.2 The recommendations are to be based on:
a) economic viability
b) balance of costs and benefits to customers
c) promotion of competition
d) a balance between consistency with work completed or underway in other jurisdictions and the requirements of any distinctive or unique features of the ACT customer base or electricity system.
3.2.3 The recommendations are to address the following issues:
a) allocation of costs to customers, whether on an individual basis, by smearing across customer type or across the entire customer base;
b) the load profiling mechanism appropriate to derive interval data for Type 6 and Type 7 installations;
c) any need for further differentiation within the Metrology Procedure of trenches of customers beyond a distinction between the 160 - 100 MWh p.a.;
d) implementation strategies to be employed to facilitate a phased transition to metering, including exclusive Responsible Person provisions for the Local Network Service Providers and implications for NEC derogations; and
e) the value of including first tier customers in any metered solution and implications for NEC derogations.
3.2.4 In preparing the recommendations, the consultant is to consult with and consider the views of actual Distribution, electricity retailers licensed in the ACT, any current applicants for retail licences, and the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission (CIRCA).
3.2.5 The consultant, in reporting, is to:
a) Set out the sensitivities inherent in the analysis and recommendations; and
b) Provide the data sets that support the recommendations.
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