Revenue Metering Standing Committee

The Revenue Metering Standing Committee is led by Richard Zaworski, Section Head, Metering Installations and works with industry representatives to ensure suitable revenue metering for the IESO-administered market. The team's areas of review include metering hardware, site specific loss adjustments, validating, estimating and editing (VEE), metering data communications, meter data ownership and security.

Questions regarding the Revenue Metering Standing Committee or its membership can be directed to Richard Zaworski.

Meeting Schedule and Agendas
Date/Agenda	Time/Minutes	Materials, Presentations, Submissions, Feedback
October 2 2008 Agenda	Minutes	• Seal Expiry Update • Hydro One 2008 Rate Change • MR-00339 - Temporary No-Load Energization of Facilities • Settlement/Metering Initiatives • MV-90xi TCP/IP Communication Update • MV-90 xi Implementation of Direct Phone Lines • Transmission Grid - High Voltage Metering • ANSI 0.15 - Hardware Standard Update • OPA DR3 Implementation • End to End Testing/Engineering Unit Report Proposed Changes
April 3 2008 Agenda	Minutes	• October 4, 2007 Meeting Items • Seal Expiry Update • THES HV Metering • Measurement Canada - Legislative Review • Recommendations for VA Calculation and Demand Response • Recommendations for the Establishment of Electricity Legal Units of Measurement Outside an Approved Meter • Customer Survey Result - 2007 • MV-90 xi TCP/IP Communication Update • Market Manuals Update - Baseline 19.0 • Wholesale Metering Performance 2007 • Web Portal Update • 25 Hertz Metering
October 4 2007 Agenda	Minutes	• Seal Expiry Update • IESO Meeting Packet Switched Data • IESO Presentation • Connection Station Service Estimates - Update • IESO Meter Access Outside Calling Hours • Feedback from the Workflow Working Group • 10 Year Seal Expiry Period • Data Reconciliation - MW Limit • Temporary Power - Energizing Equipment without a Revenue Wholesale Meter In-Service • Non-Metered Station Services - Application of Losses • MV-90 xi v1.5 Migration Update • Optical Instrument Transformers
May 16 2007 Agenda	Minutes	• Seal Expiry Update • Communications Performance 2007 • IESO Presentation • TCPIP Meter Communications • Allocation of Tx SSLA Method 1 versus Method 2 • Losses Order • Multiple MSPs in a TS • Temporary Power • Baseline 17.1 Update • DR III M&V Plan • MC E&GI
March 7 2007 Agenda	Minutes	• New location • Seal Expiry Update • Ontario IESO Presentation • Connection Station Service • RMS-PSDB Data for SSLA • Baseline 17.0 Updates • Audit Schedule 2007 • Update Time Synchronization - PSI Recorders • Non-Blondel MEC Consideration
November 15 2006 Agenda	Minutes	• Seal Expiry Update • VA Summary for EDA • LUM WG EDA • MR-0312 • Baseline 16.1 Updates • Connection Station Service • MIRT MSP and IESO Controlled Fields • IESO Field Audit Statistics • 25 Hz Conforming Meter
September 6 2006	Minutes	• Seal Expiry Update (August 30, 2006) • Update - OEB 2006 Rate Decisions • MR-00312 Update • Baseline 16.0 Updates • ELRP and M&V Plans Update • Compliance Aggregation/Meter Disaggregation • Update Monthly MSP Performance • Update Time Synchronization - PSI Recorders
May 10 2006 Agenda	Minutes	• Seal Expiry Update • OEB 2006 Rate Order • HONI 2006 Rate Order • Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP) Rev.2 • Meter Power Supply Options • Rodan Presentation to RMSC • Compliance Aggregation • 25 Cycle Metering Standard • Slip over CT • RMS-MC Temp Permission • RMS-PSDB Data for SSLA • MR-0312 • IESO Metering Conforming Frameworks
March 8 2006 Agenda	Minutes	• Seal Expiry Update • Use of By-Pass Devices at Primary Metering Units (PMU) • Baseline 15 Updates • Review of Baseline 15.0 Updates to Metering Manuals - Part 2 • Monthly MSP Performance Reports • Monthly "Repeat Offender" Meter List • Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP) • Emergency Load Reduction Program Metering & Verification Plan • MV-90 Meter Communication Issues & Best Practices • MV-90 Communication Log Error Return Codes - IESO Conforming Meters R2 • MIRT/MV-90 Master Files IESO Controlled fields • EUReports and SRReports, using pdf files • Adding Burdens to RWM • Non-Blondel MEC-Future Baseline Proposal • Optical Instrument Transformers • Optical Current & Voltage Transformers • Power Measurement ION Updates
November 16 2005 Agenda	Minutes	• Seal Expiry Update • IESO/HONI Meter Installation Upgrade Strategy Final Report • Meter Trouble Report Working Group • Disaggregation of Meter Readings • OPG CIO AMR Project • MR-00294 - Update • IT MEC Public Consultation • Conforming Meter Firmware Update • CSA Development of a New Set of Instrument Transformer Standards • Time Synchronization - PSI Recorders • Alternative Metering Installation Standard • 2006 Rate Schedule Implementations • MVSTAR Release - Update
August 26 2005 Agenda	Minutes	• Seal Expiry Update • Interim Report IESO/HONI Meter Installation Upgrade Strategy • Blondel Compliance • IT Secondary Cabling - Conduit Connector Security Seal Requirements • SLD Review Update - CT Ratio Issues • Overview of Transmission System Code Amendments • Meter Trouble Report Working Group - Update • Settlement Principles - Embedded Generators • Market Rule MR00294 TS SS Metering • IT MEC Public Consultation • MR-00261 Update • Conforming Meter Framework Update
May 10 2005	Minutes	• High Accuracy Instrument Transformers • Conforming Meter Framework Update • Presentation by Brantford Power • Commissioning and End to End Testing - Update • Energy Only Meters • HONI/IESO MMP Visits • Draft Standard for High Accuracy Instrument Transformers • Hydro One - Power Transformer Test Information • Seal Expiry Update • Implementation of MVSTAR Release - Update • IESO Working Group, Review of Meter Trouble Reports • Toronto Hydro Electric System Presentation • Agenda Addition • Voltage/Current Presence Check
March 8 2005	Minutes	• Non-Conforming Meters Update • IESO-HONI 2005 Metering Plan • Toronto Hydro Electric System Presentation • Commissioning and End to End Testing of Metering Installations • IESO Settlement Principles - Use of TLFs Clarified • Meter Enclosures • Legacy Instrument Transformer Accuracy Principle for Applying Default MEC’s • HONI Presentation - Legacy Instrument Transformer Accuracy • Guelph Hydro Presentation - Replacement of Instrument Transformers for Metering Installations Registered Under the Alternative Metering Standard • Conforming Meter Framework Update • High Accuracy Instrument Transformers • Implementation of MVSTAR Release • Technical and Metering Requirements for Small Embedded Facilities
November 16 2004 Agenda	Minutes	• Settlement Principles - Update • Update on Seal Expiry • Emergency Instrument Transformers Restoration Plan • IT Accuracy - Principles for Applying Default MEC’s • Measuring Low Loads at Generating Facilities • Reducing Costs of Implementation -Consumers’ Perspective • MC Bulletin E-25-E
August 26 2004 Agenda	Minutes	Meeting Presentation: • Blondel Conformance Presentation • DAM – Impact on Metering • Embedded Distributors in Parallel • IMO Submission – Smart Meters • London Hydro Presentation • Measurement Canada - Update • Meter Communications • New Metering Standard - Small Generators • Hydro One - Transitional Metering Installations • Seal Expiry – Update • Settlement Principles – Embedded Generators • Site Specific Loss Adjustments • Update on the New MTR Update Report to Allow MTR Users to Retrieve MTR data via XML
May 13 2004	Minutes	Meeting Presentation: • Seal Expiry - Update • Measurement Canada - Update • Distributed Generation - Proposal • Settlements Principles - Conclusion • Blondel Testing - Update • Hardware Standard - Update • Hardware Standard - ANSI • Data Reconciliation - Proposal • Gold Meter • Confidentiality of Data
March 11 2004	Minutes
November 13 2003 Agenda	Minutes	• Seal Expiry - 2003 - HONI Update • Seal Expiry - 2003 - IMO Update • Power Factor Monitoring • Measurement Error Correction (MEC) • Wholesale Revenue Metering Standard - Hardware • Voltage/Current Presence Check - Update
August 28 2003	Minutes	• Blondel Compliance • IMO Compliance Process • IMO Audit Findings - IT's • Meter Communications • Versioning of MV90 Master Files • MEC Consultation • Seal Expiry - Update
May 15 2003	Minutes
March 11 2003	Minutes
November 14 2002	Minutes
September 26 2002	Minutes	• MSC Mandate • Metering Status • MSP Performance Standards • Seal Expiry • Substantial Upgrade Guideline • Installation Audits

Members

The Revenue Metering Sub-committee has established the Meter Service Provider User Group.

 

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