RE: Questions about Interval VEE rules

I agree with Valerie!
H. John VanderLinde
San Diego Gas & Electric
Analyst - Customer Service Policy Support
Phone: (619) 654-8380  Fax: (619) 654-8393 
E-mail: jvanderl@sdge.com


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> From: 	Valerie Nibler[SMTP:valerie@energyinteractive.com]
> Sent: 	Friday, July 24, 1998 9:34 AM
> To: 	Vanderlinde, H. John
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> Sabin, Leslie
> Subject: 	Re: Questions about Interval VEE rules
> 
> I agree with John that we are splitting hairs.  Whichever method we
> choose,
> given that it is only two hours of usage, will make very little difference
> in a
> monthly bill.  Since I started this, I feel compelled to defend my hair
> splitting:  we need ONE consistent interpretation so that people who are
> building software will not have to rewrite their code when someone comes
> up with
> a new interpretation.  I like the original interpretation that treats
> power
> outages as valid data because it is simple, unambiguous, and consistent
> with our
> general treatment of power outages.  Returning to the original
> interpretation
> would also be consistent with the following sentiments expressed in the
> VEE
> report:
> *   Solutions must fit the magnitude of the problem - when evaluating
> solutions,
> the costs must be considered against the frequency of occurrence and the
> quality
> of the data.
> *   Modifications to the rules should typically be required when they
> result in
> a significant improvement in the data quality.
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