D.98-12-080, Decision Regarding Permanent Standards For Metering And Meter Data

Summary

II. Background

III. Summary of the Workshop Report

A. Introduction

B. Meter Equipment

1. ANSI C12.1-1995, Code for Electricity Metering

2. ANSI C12.7-1993, Requirements for Watt-hour Meter Socket

3. ANSI C12.8-1981 (R1997), Test Blocks and Cabinets for Installation of Self-Contained A-Base Watt-hour Meters

4. ANSI C12.9-1993, Test Switches for Transformer-Rated Meters

5. ANSI C12.10-1997, Electromechanical Watt-hour Meters

6. ANSI C12.11-1987 (R1993), Instrument Transformers for Revenue Metering, 10 kV through 350 kV BIL (0.6 kV through 69 kV NSV)

7. ANSI C12.13-1991, Electronic Time-of-Use Registers for Electricity Meters

8. ANSI C12.18-1996, Protocol Specification for ANSI Type 2 Optical Port

9. ANSI C12.20-1997, 0.2% and 0.5% Accuracy Class Electricity Meters

10. ANSI C37.90.1-1989 (R1994), Surge Withstand Capability Test

11. ANSI C57.13-1978 (R1987), ANSI C57.13.1-1981(R1992), ANSI C57.13.2-1991, and ANSI C57.13.3-1983(R1991), Instrument Transformers

12. Applicable Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Regulations

13. Registration and Centralized Database

14. Other Requirements

C. Interconnection, Open Architecture, and Interoperability

D. Meter Communications

E. Meter Data Management and Meter Reading

1. Definition of MDMA Business Functions

2. Subcontracting MDM Functions

3. MSP's Ability to Subcontract Meter Programming to MDMA

4. MDMA Technical/Business Support to ESPs and UDCs

5. MDMA Performance Standards

6. MDMA Performance Exemptions

7. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Implementation

8. Meter Specific Information Flows

F. Requirements For Validating, Editing, and Estimating Interval and Monthly Data in Direct Access

1. Introduction

2. Interval Data

3. Monthly Data

G. Meter Worker Qualifications, Meter Installation, Maintenance, Testing and Calibration

1. Introduction

2. Meter Worker Qualifications

3. Meter Installation

4. Meter Maintenance And Testing Schedule

5. Meter System Testing

6. Test Standards

H. Data Security

I. Future Of The PSWG

IV. Position of the Parties

A. In General

B. Interconnection, Open Architecture, and Interoperability

C. Meter Communications

1. ANSI C12.19

2. Visual Display

3. Type 2 Optical Port

4. Interface Standards

D. EDI Implementation

E. Meter Data Management and Meter Reading

F. VEE

G. Meter Worker Qualifications

H. Meter Installation

I. Future Of The PSWG

V. Discussion

A. Introduction

B. Unopposed Recommendations

1. Meter Equipment

2. KYZ Contact Output

3. Meter Password Authorization

4. Meter Data Management

5. Meter Maintenance And Testing Schedule

6. Meter System Testing

7. Test Standards

8. Data Security

C. Contested Recommendations

1. ANSI C12.18 Type 2 Optical Port Standard

2. ANSI C12.19 - Utility Industry End Device Data Table

3. ANSI 12.21 and ANSI 12.22

4. KYZ Consumer Protection

5. Visual Meter Read

6. Definition of MDMA Business Functions and Subcontracting of MDMA And MSP Functions

7. MDMA Performance Standards

8. MDMA Performance Exemptions

9. EDI Implementation

10. VEE Rules (Interval and Monthly)

11. Meter Worker Qualifications

12. Meter Installation

13. Future of the PSWG

Findings of Fact

Conclusions of Law