Discharging Shipper AMR responsibilities at DM sites

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Discharging Shipper AMR responsibilities at DM
sites

• Gareth Evans on behalf of Total Gas and Power Ltd

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Transporter DM UNC Obligations

• Transporters required to supply Daily Read
  Equipment at mandatory DM sites.
• "Daily Read Equipment "is equipment, of a design
  and standard of manufacture specified
  (consistently with any Legal Requirement) by the
  Transporter..which enables Meter Readings to be
  obtained by the Transporter remotely at set
  intervals. (UNC TPD M4.1.1 )
• It does not explicitly require hourly
  transmission.

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Shipper Licence Obligation (1)

• However for Shippers, the licence is more
  specific, namely that
• SLC 12.22 an advanced meter is a Gas Meter that,
  either on its own or with an ancillary device
• Provides measured gas consumption data for
  multiple time periods, and is able to provide
  such data for at least hourly time-periods and
• Is able to provide the licensee with remote
  access to such data.

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Shipper Licence Obligation (2)

• 12.23 The licensee must ensure that a
  Customer..has timely access, on request, to the
  data provided by that meter.
• 12.24 As from 6 April 2014, the licensee must not
  supply gas to any relevant premises other than
  through an advanced meter.

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Issue

• Shipper and Transporter obligations are not
  completely consistent.
• In absence of knowing the capabilities of
  Transporter DM equipment, Shippers do not know if
  DM sites are compliant.
• Lack of knowledge means that Shippers are looking
  to install parallel AMR devices on DM Sites. 
• This causes issues as DM or AMR kit is
  removed/disabled and seems inefficient. 

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Solution

• Likely that technology being used, or is going to
  be used, by the Transporter fulfils the
  requirements of 12.22. 
• In order to avoid duplication of installation at
  DM sites it seems worthwhile for the Transporters
  to confirm
• how much of their DM equipment currently fulfils
  the licence requirements and
• if some sites do not meet the current
  requirements, will sites fulfil the licence
  conditions by 6 April 2014.  

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Next Steps

• Transporters confirm that their DM equipment
  complies with SLC12.22

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Contact Details

• Happy to answer questions
• Waters Wye Associates
• Gareth Evans - 01473 822503
• - 07500 964447
• gareth_at_waterswye.co.uk
• www.waterswye.co.uk