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MOD455s

9th October 2013

David Addison / Steve Deery

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Agenda

• Scope

• Scenarios

• Illustrative Timescales

• Potential Charging Methodology

• Root Cause Workgroup

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• Will be applied when the Transporter becomes aware of different asset details to those held on UK Link – which may include a site visit.

• Relevant secondary sources will be used (e.g. UKLink, C&D store, etc.) where applicable to further support findings.

• Triggers can occur during the investigation of a number of existing processes (scenarios).

– Further triggers may be identified

Draft Principles of 455s

Scope

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Scenarios

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Instigated when a User has removed a meter and/or isolated a supply, a Gas Safety visit is carried out by the Transporter after 12 months and this has identified a live meter on site using gas.

Gas Safety Regulations

• Pre 455s Anomalies – 260 per month

• Post 455s Anomalies – No change anticipated

User removes asset & submits

RGMA flow

Network carry out Gas Safety checks

9-12mths

Safety check complete

Notify Xoserve

Meter Found On Site?

Notify UserYes

No

As Is

MOD455s Triggered

To Be

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Must Read

If no read has been received within 4 months for monthly read sites, the must read process will initiate. Monthly read sites are pre-noted to enable Users to obtain a read themselves. Non monthly Large Supply Point sites will be passed directly to the MRA.

• Pre 455s Anomalies – 300 per month

• Post 455s Anomalies – No change anticipated

Pre-Note Triggered

Notification Triggered

Notify User

Read Entered By User?

As Is

20 Days

Read Entered By MRA?

No 20 Days

Auto close20 DaysNotify Xoserve

(MEX / Incorrect Asset)

No

MOD455s Triggered

To Be

80 Days

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Isolations

A challenge to the status of a Meter Point held on UKLink. If the request is to set the Meter Point Status to Dead (DE), the Transporter will attend the site to ensure the service is not capable of flowing gas. Any anomalies found are reported back to Xoserve.

• Pre 455s Anomalies – 90 per month

• Post 455s Anomalies – No change anticipated

User raises service status challenge

If challenge is to change status to

Dead, SV is required

Anomaly found?

YesTransporter Notifies

XoserveXoserve Notify

User

As Is

MOD455s Triggered

To Be

NB - Xoserve set a Meter Point from Capped/Clamped to Live on the Users request – without the need for a site visit.

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Primes and Sub-Deducts

• Pre 455s Average Anomalies – 200 per month

• Post 455s Average Anomalies – anticipated 0 per month

The Transporter will use reasonable endeavours to procure a meter reading where there is a Prime and Sub configuration. On occasion when this has not been possible (due to an asset discrepancy), a notification will be issued to Users who are then required to update the meter information.

PSA REQM-1

Read ObtainedReads

entered?

Notify User (MEX / Incorrect Asset)

Autoclose

1Mth 1Mth

No

20 Days

As Is

MOD455s Triggered

To Be

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Illustrative Timescales

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Current Timescales For Asset UpdatesData passedAsset - Meter, Converter, DataloggerModelManufactureSerial NumbersYr of ManufactureMetric / ImperialRegister DialsReading IndexesRead Factors

MAM

XoserveShipper

Supplier

C&D Exception Flows

S&MC&D

+2 business days

+2 business days

+2 business days

ONJOB

ONJOB

ONJOB

C&D Flows

CDJOB

ONUPD

ONUPD

ONUPD

C&D Notn.

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Potential Timescales For Asset Updates

MAM

Shipper

Supplier

Xoserve

S&MC&D

+6 business days (UNC 3.2.15)

[+2] business days

[+2] business days

[+10] business Days

+2 business days

+2 business days

+2 business days

Suggest Code proposes [20] days from provision by Transporter to User

Timescales for Discussion

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• Trigger points in the process where the Transporter would look to charge:-

1) At the point of conclusion of Transporter investigation (following ‘no response’ from User where Transporters consider an asset update is required.

2) Where the Transporter updates asset data on behalf of the User.*

• * Discussion point: – Should a charge be incurred where the User updates an asset with the

same data that was provided by the Transporter? “Same data”“Same data” to be defined

Potential Charging Methodology

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• Recommended to SPAA that they facilitate this Workgroup due to these arrangements being covered under SPAA Governance.

• The Workgroup was asked to consider root cause/s – Xoserve can contribute.

• Does not prevent 455s progression.

• Purpose/aims need to be agreed by the Workgroup.

Root Cause Workgroup