re:Disaster Recovery Plan Outline

Chris - fyi - I don't know if my cc: will work or not to copy everyone, but
I'll give it a try.

I'm a little confused - I thought loss factors were only required for
settlement purposes, not for billing - all customer billing is done based on
the actual meter readings.  The customer is not directly billed (although, in
the end, the customer probably ends up paying one way or another) for the line
losses, only for the energy they use.  The loss factors were to be applied at
an aggregated level (I believe grouped by takeout point) and provided to the
SC.  I'm not aware of a requirement that this data also be provided to the
UDCs, so I don't think consistency is as much of a concern as it is with the
actual interval data used for customer billing.  I admit I'm not as familiar
with SC and ISO requirements for settlement, etc.

From the discussions at the meetings last year, I believe applying the loss
factors was left as the ESP's responsibility, but a function that could be
offered to an ESP by an MDMA as a value added service.  I do not believe it
should be a requirement of the MDMA.
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From: chris.king@cellnet.com @ usinet @ ABB_NOTES
Date: 01/08/98 07:32:30 PM
Subject: re:Disaster Recovery Plan Outline

Please see the following e-mail from Duncan Cano of PG&E and reply with
comments to Duncan or me, with cc to the other. Thanks!

Chris


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>Date: Wed, 31 Dec 97 11:12:21 PST
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>Subject: re:Disaster Recovery Plan Outline
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>Chris:
>
>We are looking into applying Low Side (Secondary) Line Loss within the
>retrieval system as part of the MDMA function.  I wanted to know if this
>issue was discussed during the MDMA meetings.  I don't recall being present
>when this topic was discussed.  However, in my view it should be part of
MDMA
>responsibilities since it affects calculations for scheduling and billing.
>Applying these loss factor at the front end will help keep the data
>consistent.
>
>Could you perhaps send this emial to the other MDMA participants and or
let me
>know if there was a discussion surrounding this topic and let me know what
the
>outcome was.
>
>Also, I'm putting the finishing touches on the re-drafted of the MDMA
>Acceptance and Standards documents.  I've put them in a more understandable
>and intuitive format without changing any of the content.  I'll send the new
>documents to you on Monday.  Have a wonderful and safe new year!
>
>Duncan
>
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