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Settlement Would Allow Choice Utility To Complete Smart Meter Rollout, Includes Provision Regarding Retail Supplier AMI Data Access
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A settlement among several major parties in a PUC of Ohio proceeding addressing the second phase of Dayton Power & Light's (AES Ohio) Smart Grid Plan ("SGP") would allow DP&L to complete the rollout of smart meters in its service area
Under the separate Phase 1 of the Smart Grid Plan, AES Ohio is installing AMI meters for 95% of its customers by the end of SGP Phase 1. By the end of Phase 1, AES Ohio plans to install approximately 495,000 AMI meters for customers throughout its service territory
AES Ohio expects that approximately 52,000 customers will not have AMI meters at the end of SGP Phase 1.
During SGP Phase 2, as set forth in the proposed settlement, AES Ohio intends to deploy approximately 58,655 smart meters to support remaining customers and expected customer load growth during SGP Phase 2.
Additionally, the settlement provides that DP&L's commitments to provide, to retail suppliers and third-parties, data access authorized by PUCO as part of Phase 1 will apply to the data associated with the smart meters installed under Phase 2
Furthermore, settling parties agree that DP&L shall be permitted to provide to retail suppliers the hourly interval data used for billing purposes for the retail suppliers' own
residential customers with AMI installed, without the customer’s consent, subject to PUCO's impending order related to the data access provisions in
Case No. 22-704-EL-UNC (a proceeding addressing grid mod and customer data issues at the FirstEnergy EDCs), including granting AES Ohio a waiver of the customer consent
requirement for certain customer data sharing as otherwise set forth in OAC 4901:1-10-24(E)(3), if necessary.
Per the stipulation, the interval data will be provided
using System to System-Historical Interval Usage, System to System-Rolling 10 day, or
transaction type Electronic Data Interchange 867 IU
Under the settlement, DP&L agrees to publish an online hosting capacity map tool by June 2027
The settlement permits AES Ohio to implement Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS) with certain conditions
The DERMS will provide information to DP&L regarding the ongoing
operations of existing DERs and their location, to assist AES Ohio in operating its distribution system
Under the settlement, AES Ohio commits that, "it will not control such DERs unless
or until the Commission [PUCO] provides it with that authority."
AES Ohio further commits that the DERMS shall not, "obtain, or require customer to provide, access to customer data
or information other than data or information already available to the Company."
Settling parties include AES Ohio, PUCO Staff, IGS Energy, the Ohio Energy Leadership Council, Ohio Energy Group, Ohio Manufacturers' Association Energy Group, and City of Dayton, among others
The Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel does not appear as a signatory party on the settlement filed with PUCO on Sept. 13
24-0112-EL-GRD, 24-112-EL-GRD
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Reporting by Paul Ring • ring@energychoicematters.com
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