National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. By Peter H. Byrne Chairman, Utility Industry Group. July 27, 1998. Standards for Electronic Business Transactions in the Restructured Electricity Industry. Presented to The Committee on Finance and Technology. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Standards for Electronic Standards for Electronic Business Transactions in Business Transactions in the Restructured the Restructured Electricity Industry Electricity Industry Presented to Presented to The Committee on Finance and The Committee on Finance and Technology Technology National Association of Regulatory National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Utility Commissioners By By Peter H. Byrne Peter H. Byrne Chairman, Utility Industry Group Chairman, Utility Industry Group July 27, July 27, 1998 1998
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Standards for Electronic Standards for Electronic Business Transactions in the Business Transactions in the Restructured Electricity Restructured Electricity IndustryIndustry
Presented toPresented to
The Committee on Finance and The Committee on Finance and TechnologyTechnology
National Association of Regulatory Utility National Association of Regulatory Utility CommissionersCommissionersByByPeter H. ByrnePeter H. ByrneChairman, Utility Industry GroupChairman, Utility Industry Group July 27, July 27,
19981998
What are the universal What are the universal business processes in business processes in restructuring?restructuring?
What are the information What are the information flows?flows?
EnrollmentEnrollment• VolunteerVolunteer• EligibilityEligibility• Selection of EGSSelection of EGS• Confirmation of selectionConfirmation of selection• Switching to another EGSSwitching to another EGS• TerminationTermination
What are the information What are the information flows?flows?
MeteringMetering• Meter informationMeter information• Historical usageHistorical usage• Current usageCurrent usage
What are the information What are the information flows ?flows ?
BillingBilling• Combined or individualCombined or individual
PaymentPayment• RemittancesRemittances• AdjustmentsAdjustments• Funds transferFunds transfer
Write-OffWrite-Off
Why electronic processes Why electronic processes for data exchange?for data exchange?
Allows information to be Allows information to be transmitted at higher speeds and transmitted at higher speeds and lower costslower costs
Reduces the opportunity to Reduces the opportunity to introduce errorsintroduce errors
Provides a more easily navigated Provides a more easily navigated audit pathaudit path
Why standards for data Why standards for data exchange?exchange?
Common language and formatCommon language and format Allows all parties to develop the Allows all parties to develop the
business processes and automated business processes and automated systems needed to facilitate the systems needed to facilitate the exchange of business information exchange of business information in the restructured electric in the restructured electric industry.industry.
Why standards for data Why standards for data exchange?exchange?
Proven benefits of EDI include:Proven benefits of EDI include:• Uniform communications with trading Uniform communications with trading
partnerspartners• Reduced errors, improved error detection Reduced errors, improved error detection • Better auditability and controlBetter auditability and control• More timely communicationsMore timely communications• Rapid exchange of business informationRapid exchange of business information
Why standards for data Why standards for data exchange?exchange?
Proven benefits of EDI include:Proven benefits of EDI include:• Reduced paperwork and associated costsReduced paperwork and associated costs• One time data entryOne time data entry• On-line data storageOn-line data storage• Faster management reportingFaster management reporting• Reduced clerical workloadReduced clerical workload
Customer System
Materials System
Financials System
Company A's ProprietaryInternal Formats
Sales System
Billing System
Company Z's ProprietaryInternal Formats
VANG
VANH
DirectConnection
The Internet
ANSI X12 Standard National Formats . . . the dictionary, grammar, syntax, and spelling
rules of our common 'language'
Translation
Translation
Translation
Translation
Banks
Customer System
Typical EDI Relationships
What is the UIG?What is the UIG?
The Utility Industry Group (UIG) is The Utility Industry Group (UIG) is a voluntary, not-for-profit industry a voluntary, not-for-profit industry action group dedicated to the action group dedicated to the advancement of EDI and electronic advancement of EDI and electronic business processes within the business processes within the electric, gas, and combination electric, gas, and combination utility industry.utility industry.
What is the UIG?What is the UIG?
The UIG encourages and promotes the The UIG encourages and promotes the use of national ASC X12 standards as use of national ASC X12 standards as the recommended method of EDI, in the recommended method of EDI, in order to promote the growth and order to promote the growth and timely implementation of EDI within timely implementation of EDI within the utility industry. It support of this, the utility industry. It support of this, it provides industry-specific it provides industry-specific implementation conventions for the implementation conventions for the use of EDI.use of EDI.
What is the UIG?What is the UIG?
The UIG also provides a forum for The UIG also provides a forum for the exchange of ideas related to the exchange of ideas related to Electronic Commerce/EDI and its Electronic Commerce/EDI and its influence on the business needs of influence on the business needs of the industry.the industry.
Who are the members of Who are the members of the UIG?the UIG?
Members of the UIG represent electric Members of the UIG represent electric and combination utilities, their and combination utilities, their suppliers, their customers, electric suppliers, their customers, electric generation suppliers, and other generation suppliers, and other interested action groups. We also interested action groups. We also think that there would be mutual think that there would be mutual benefit from the active participation of benefit from the active participation of the various Public Utility Commissions the various Public Utility Commissions in our organization.in our organization.
What is the UIG role in the What is the UIG role in the standard setting process?standard setting process?
The UIG does not create new EDI The UIG does not create new EDI standards. It does participate in the standards. It does participate in the ANSI ASC X12 process that creates ANSI ASC X12 process that creates cross-industry standards.cross-industry standards.
The UIG provides convention The UIG provides convention documents that help utilities, documents that help utilities, suppliers, and customers implement suppliers, and customers implement the X12 standards, so they benefit the X12 standards, so they benefit more fully from EDI. more fully from EDI.
What UIG standards have What UIG standards have been developed?been developed?
814 - Enrollment and Maintenance814 - Enrollment and Maintenance 650 - Meter Information650 - Meter Information 867 - Meter Readings867 - Meter Readings 810 - Billing810 - Billing 568 - Collected Remittances568 - Collected Remittances 820 - Payment820 - Payment 248 - Write-Off248 - Write-Off
UIG EDI
EDI
Movingto EDI
UIG Members Involved
UIG Members Involved
InvestigatingEDI
UIG Members Involved
UIG Members Involved
Map credit: Energy Information Administration
Status of EDI utilizationStatus of EDI utilization
What is the value of the What is the value of the UIG to the regulatory UIG to the regulatory agencies?agencies?
ExperienceExperience NeutralityNeutrality A single point of contactA single point of contact National presenceNational presence Buy-in from utilities, suppliers, and Buy-in from utilities, suppliers, and
major customersmajor customers
What does the UIG want What does the UIG want from this committee?from this committee?
Make the NARUC members aware of the Make the NARUC members aware of the existence of the UIG and its documentsexistence of the UIG and its documents
Recommend the adoption of EDI as the Recommend the adoption of EDI as the data structure for business transactions data structure for business transactions
Recommend the adoption of the UIG Recommend the adoption of the UIG conventions as the implementation conventions as the implementation standardsstandards
Involve the UIG in the solution of Involve the UIG in the solution of problems problems
Where can I get more Where can I get more info?info?
Utility Industry GroupUtility Industry Group• http://www.uig.orghttp://www.uig.org
CA Direct Access Implementation CA Direct Access Implementation WorkshopsWorkshops• http://dra1.cpuc.ca.gov/wk-group/dai/http://dra1.cpuc.ca.gov/wk-group/dai/
MA Electronic Business Transactions MA Electronic Business Transactions Working GroupWorking Group• http://www.eua.com/restructdocs.htmlhttp://www.eua.com/restructdocs.html
Where can I get more Where can I get more info?info?
ME Notice of Inquiry Regarding Electronic ME Notice of Inquiry Regarding Electronic Business Transactions, Docket 98-522Business Transactions, Docket 98-522• http://www.state.me.us/mpuc/ordtbl98.htm http://www.state.me.us/mpuc/ordtbl98.htm
NH EDI Work GroupNH EDI Work Group• http://nhpuc.allenergy.com/Default.htmhttp://nhpuc.allenergy.com/Default.htm
PA Electronic Data Exchange Working PA Electronic Data Exchange Working GroupGroup• http://www.eei.org/misc/wrkgrp.htmhttp://www.eei.org/misc/wrkgrp.htm
Where can I get more Where can I get more info?info?
PA PUC Order on Standards For PA PUC Order on Standards For Electronic Data Transfer And Electronic Data Transfer And Exchange Between Electric Exchange Between Electric Distribution Companies And Electric Distribution Companies And Electric Generation Suppliers, DocketGeneration Suppliers, DocketM-00960890F0015.M-00960890F0015.• http://puc.paonline.com/http://puc.paonline.com/
