po box 1508, vancouver, wa 98666 (360) 693-7533 the commercial & industrial billing solution

PO Box 1508, Vancouver, WA 98666 (360) 693-7533www.nphasys.com

THE COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL BILLING SOLUTIONTHE COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL BILLING SOLUTION



Are you an electrical utility or energy service provider where….Are you an electrical utility or energy service provider where….

Your C&I customers account for a significant slice of your Your C&I customers account for a significant slice of your revenue, and…revenue, and…they expect the most accurate and timely billing services they expect the most accurate and timely billing services available, but…available, but…

your present CIS can not handle their complex billing your present CIS can not handle their complex billing requirements, or...requirements, or...

your C&I billing process consists of undisciplined redundant your C&I billing process consists of undisciplined redundant spreadsheets that are highly error prone and cannot interact spreadsheets that are highly error prone and cannot interact with other systems, causing…..with other systems, causing…..

your employees to spend an inordinate amount of time each your employees to spend an inordinate amount of time each month producing C&I invoices, because…..month producing C&I invoices, because…..

you can not justify an expensive stand-alone C&I billing system…you can not justify an expensive stand-alone C&I billing system…

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Solution•Features•Benefits•Overview•Implementation

Application•Generate•Readings•Consumption•Invoice•Determinates

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Small Business/Experimental Residential – TOUSmall Business/Experimental Residential – TOU

Supplier Auditing – Insures accurate invoicing from your energy Supplier Auditing – Insures accurate invoicing from your energy suppliersupplier

Transmission and Distribution – Market rates, power rates, Transmission and Distribution – Market rates, power rates, ancillary services and settlementsancillary services and settlements

nPointe is a complex billing system designed exclusively for electrical nPointe is a complex billing system designed exclusively for electrical utilities, energy service providers and large Commercial and Industrial utilities, energy service providers and large Commercial and Industrial (C&I) customers. (C&I) customers.

nPointe is ideal for all utilities in need of a structured C&I billing nPointe is ideal for all utilities in need of a structured C&I billing engine, for rate prototyping and what-if scenarios, and C&I customers engine, for rate prototyping and what-if scenarios, and C&I customers for supplier auditing purposes.for supplier auditing purposes.

nPointe easily handles different types of rates:nPointe easily handles different types of rates:

Commercial and Industrial - TOU, interruptible, market-based and Commercial and Industrial - TOU, interruptible, market-based and contractualcontractual

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““What-if” rate analysis for the most complex ratesWhat-if” rate analysis for the most complex rates

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A GUI business-rule driven environmentA GUI business-rule driven environment

Acceptance of MV-90 interval meter data (PRN and TOU) Acceptance of MV-90 interval meter data (PRN and TOU)

Manually entered readings or consumptionManually entered readings or consumption

Access to external systems for meter data acquisition CIS billing, A/R, GL Access to external systems for meter data acquisition CIS billing, A/R, GL processingprocessing

Invoice and billing determinate printingInvoice and billing determinate printing

Online helpOnline help

Easy compatibility – leverages PC and Microsoft technologiesEasy compatibility – leverages PC and Microsoft technologies

Desktop or client server platform, depending on size and requirementsDesktop or client server platform, depending on size and requirements

Information and system securityInformation and system security



Maintenance ease – Information remains both protected and accessibleMaintenance ease – Information remains both protected and accessible

Time-saving features – Keeps the important data month to month, reducing the Time-saving features – Keeps the important data month to month, reducing the need for redundant data entryneed for redundant data entry

Ease-of-use – Many processes are automated and can be Ease-of-use – Many processes are automated and can be completed with a few stepscompleted with a few steps

Flexibility – No IT support is necessaryFlexibility – No IT support is necessary

Affordability – Its much less expensive than other systems that offer Affordability – Its much less expensive than other systems that offer similar capabilities. similar capabilities.

There is no additional hardware and software requiredThere is no additional hardware and software requiredSituation



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BillingEngine

GUI

CustomerInformation

RatesSchedule

TOUSchedule

Meter ReadAnd/or

Consumption

TOUMV-90

IntervalMV-90 PRN

DeterminantsData & Reports

Archive

ExportTo

External Systems

Bill

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Installation & Training Stage (on-site) – Customer site installation, training Installation & Training Stage (on-site) – Customer site installation, training and final acceptance testing make up the final stage of implementation.and final acceptance testing make up the final stage of implementation.

Staging (off-site) – Customer data migration, rate data conversion Staging (off-site) – Customer data migration, rate data conversion and development, system interface development, system and development, system interface development, system staging and integration testing take place during this phase.staging and integration testing take place during this phase.

Fit Analysis (on-site) – A comprehensive analysis of the existing C&I Fit Analysis (on-site) – A comprehensive analysis of the existing C&I meter data gathering and billing environment from both a business meter data gathering and billing environment from both a business process and technology perspective. Results in written report detailing process and technology perspective. Results in written report detailing all requirements and definitive project scope and cost to proceed.all requirements and definitive project scope and cost to proceed.

World leading systems integration company SAIC is the exclusive World leading systems integration company SAIC is the exclusive implementer of nPointe using a proprietary implementation implementer of nPointe using a proprietary implementation methodology that includes the following main three stages…methodology that includes the following main three stages…

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Complex implementations involving a large number of C&I customers Complex implementations involving a large number of C&I customers with data conversion implications, more than 10 rate schedules, and a with data conversion implications, more than 10 rate schedules, and a high level of system interfaces could take 4 – 6 weeks*.high level of system interfaces could take 4 – 6 weeks*.

Implementation typically takes 2 – 3 weeks*. “Typical” is Implementation typically takes 2 – 3 weeks*. “Typical” is defined as up to 20 C&I customers, 10 rate schedules and 1 defined as up to 20 C&I customers, 10 rate schedules and 1 system interface (excluding MV-90).system interface (excluding MV-90).

* The Fit Analysis will determine the final project scope and cost * The Fit Analysis will determine the final project scope and cost depending on these and other factors (i.e., desk top or client depending on these and other factors (i.e., desk top or client server platform model).server platform model).

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To schedule a demonstration please contact us at (360) 693-7533 or e-mail at [email protected]

po box 1508, vancouver, wa 98666 (360) 693-7533 the commercial & industrial billing solution

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