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Dominion Virginia Power Supplier Training Mary Edwards Walter Baker Randy Huffer Phase - In Open Access Phase - In Residential By geographic region Phase I 1-1-02 Phase II 9-1-02 Phase III 1-1-03 Phase - In Non-residential Three Phases First come, First serve • Small business and worship sites (1/3 of accounts) – GS-1 51,000 – GS-2 10,400 – Worship sites 900 • Large commercial & industrial (1/3 of annual MWh) – GS-3 3.4 million MWh – GS-4 2.6 million MWh Supplier Information • Mass List – name – service address – billing address – account number – meter reading cycle – rate class – wholesale delivery point – load profile category – up to 12 months cumulative usage history Supplier Information Mass List – Customer may elect to “opt-out” – Updated every 6 months – Available beginning November 1 • Upon request until January 1, 2002 (contact Supplier Relations) • On secured website after January 1, 2002 – Format specified by VAEDT – Use the most current version Supplier Information • Synchronization List • IDR Historical usage • Estimated system lambda Participation Status MOCK UP OF PROPOSED PARTICIPATION STATUS WEBSITE PAGE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS Phase 1 – Northern Virginia * Total Number of Customers Eligible to Choose No. of Customers Who Have Switched 690,000 0 * Includes Central Virginia Customers who volunteered for the pilot program Participation Status SMALL BUSINESS CUSTOMERS & WORSHIP SITES Rate Class or Equivalent Rate Class Total No. of Openings in Phase I No. of Customers Who Have Switched No. of Openings Still Available GS-1 Customers < 30 KW 51,000 0 51,000 GS-2 Customers 30-500 KW 10,400 0 10,400 Worship Sites 900 0 900 Customers in all rate classes will be switched on a first-come, first-served basis until all openings are filled. Participation Status LARGE COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS Rate Class or Equivalent Rate Class Total Annual KWH Allowed in Phase I Total Annual KWHs for Accounts that have Switched Total Annual KWHs Still Available GS-3 Secondary Voltage > 500 KW 3,400,000,000 0 3,400,000,000 GS-4 Primary Voltage > 500 KW 2,600,000,000 0 2,600,000,000 Large commercial & industrial customers will be switched on a first-come, first-served basis until the established limits are reached. Each account switched is counted based on the annual usage of each account. What’s Changed • No eligible list • No volunteering • No lottery • Unmetered services • No partial load • No off cycle switches CSP Registration With Dominion Virginia Power From the Beginning… • Licensed by the Virginia State Corporation Commission • CSP Registration Process with Dominion Virginia Power Registration Resources • Dominion Virginia Power Website – www.dom.com/customer/vapower/energychoice/index.html • Supplier Relations Account Managers – Walter Baker – Mary Edwards Registration Forms • Forms – CSP Registration – Trading Partner Set-Up Form – TPC Checklist – Security Administrator Form – Rate Ready Form (Required for Rate Ready Billing) Supplier Agreements & Fees • Agreements –CSP Agreement – Trading Partner Agreement – Transmission Agreements • ARTO (www.alliancerto.com) • Registration Fee – $286.00 Contacting Us... • Supplier Relations Account Managers – Walter Baker – Mary Edwards • Telephone & Fax – Office: 804-771-3585 or 804-771-6407 – Fax: 804-771-8063 or 804-771-4964 • E-Mail – Supplier_Relations@dom.com EDI Testing Overview Randy Huffer VAEDT • The Virginia Electronic Data Transfer Working Group (VAEDT) has revised the “VA Plan” to reflect Open Access requirements for data exchange. • SCC’s Final Rules charge VAEDT with development of supporting EDI standards • VA Plan and EDI Transaction Sets located at www.vaedt.org. • Participants in Virginia must comply with the Virginia Plan and transaction sets. PREREQUISITES - PRODUCTION EDI • Completion of State Licensing Requirements • Completion of DVP Registration Process • Completion of EDI Testing (Mutual Certification) Prerequisites for Fall 2001 Batch • Apply for Open Access License by October 24. • Return the Registration Form, EDI Set-Up Form and Checklist by COB on October 24. • Attend October 24 2:00 Kickoff Conference Call. • Complete Test Connectivity by COB October 26. • CSP can test only one billing option. NON-EDI TRANSACTIONS The following Non-EDI transactions are used by DVP: – Mass List (VAEDT format) – Synchronization List – Historical Interval Data (proprietary format) DVP posts these files to its supplier secure webpages CONNECTIVITY TESTING • DVP provides its EDI Set -Up information in an FAQ. See EDI - General section of FAQ’s on DVP’s website. • To participate in Fall 2001 Batch, CSP must submit EDI Set-Up Form by COB on October 24 and complete connectivity test by COB on October 26. • CSP will forward simple EDI814 Enrollment transaction to DVP. CSP may send Frame 1 as their connectivity file. DVP will return EDI997 to CSP. EDI Testing (Certification) • Enrollment and Billing transactions will be tested in the same batch. • DVP will generally allow up to six CSP’s in a batch. • Fall 2001Testing period runs October 29 to November 29. • Fall 2001 Batch Kickoff Conference Call at 2:00 on October 24. Participation is mandatory. • Daily 2:00 Conference Calls begin October 29. Participation is mandatory. Toll free number and pass code will be provided. EDI Testing Frequency • DVP will conduct EDI Testing on a quarterly basis. • 2002 EDI Testing Schedule posted on DVP website. Test Plans • CSP’s must obtain customer name and LDC account number from test Mass List on DVP’s supplier website. • DVP uses thirteen Test Plan accounts. • 1 - 5 apply to all billing options. • 6 - 9 apply to Rate Ready CSP’s • 10 - 13 apply to Bill Ready CSP’s. Full Test versus “Retest” • CSP’s who served customers in DVP’s pilot have an abbreviated “retest”: Bill Ready - only Test Plans 12 and 13. Rate Ready - only Test Plans 6 and 9. • All other CSP’s have the “full” test, based on billing option. DVP’s Checklist • DVP does not send 814HU response when 867HU is sent to CSP. • DVP does not send response for 814 Change Requests. • DVP provides Historical Interval Data in proprietary format.
