Commissioning of Works using shared Meter Operator services by the Crowded Meter Room Coordinator

To amend the DCUSA to allow Alt HAN Co, acting as a Crowded Meter Room Co-ordinator to commission necessary works, using a shared Meter Operator, to resolve meter room issues that enable the installation of Smart and Alt HAN equipment.

In addition, we believe that the following additional changes may be necessary:

• That Alt HAN Co becomes a signatory to the DCUSA (unless the changes in 1.1 can be given effect without the need for the accession); and
• Data sharing provisions are established between Alt HAN Co as the Crowded Meter Room Co-ordinator, Suppliers and Network Operators for the purposes of identifying building network owners, landlords/owners.

This change would allow Alt HAN Co to establish a mechanism by which it could investigate and resolve issues related to Crowded Meter Rooms, on behalf of all affected stakeholders, which would in turn enable the installation of Smart and Alt HAN equipment allowing smart benefits to flow to those consumers.

By implementing a collective solution to enable meter rooms to be Smart and Alt HAN ready, this would allow for the co-ordination of actions across multiple Resolving Parties (e.g. building owner, Suppliers and network operators) and jurisdictions minimising the number of aborted installations, and associated smart abort costs, for Energy Suppliers and allowing for a more cost effective use of industry resources and less disruptive experience for consumers.

The option of data sharing in 1.2(ii) would support both the Crowded Meter Room Co-ordinator and Network Operators in being able to access the data needed to resolve issues with building access and contacts for permission for works.

This change would amend the DCUSA to allow Alt HAN Co Ltd, acting as the Industry Coordinator on behalf of Energy Suppliers to orchestrate resolutions in a Crowded Meter Room by coordinating with capable resolving parties (MOPs, DNOs, IDNOs and BNOs) and commissioning the necessary works. In doing so, the Crowded Meter Room Co-ordinator would accept liability for such works on behalf of Energy Suppliers (for which the Crowded Meter Room Co-ordinator may need to become a DCUSA Party).

This change would amend the DCUSA to allow Alt HAN Co Ltd, acting as the Industry Coordinator  on behalf of Energy Suppliers to orchestrate resolutions in a Crowded Meter Room by coordinating with capable resolving parties (MOPs, DNOs, IDNOs and BNOs) and commissioning the necessary works. In doing so, the Crowded Meter Room Co-ordinator would accept liability for such works on behalf of Energy Suppliers (for which the Crowded Meter Room Co-ordinator may need to become a DCUSA Party).

Amendments to:

• Section 1A –
  • Clause 1 ‘Definitions’; and
  • Clause 4 ‘Accession of Additional Parties’,
• Section 1B –
  • Clause 6 ‘Panel Members’; and
  • Clause 8 ‘Costs of the DCUSA’,
• Section 1C –
  • Clause 10 ‘Change Proposals’; and
  • Clause 12 ‘Voting’.

Introduction of new Section 2G (Clauses 52V-52X) and amendment to Schedule 9 ‘Accession Agreement’